Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen

10 reviews

pipbiz's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

Minor: Homophobia and Abortion

gruhuken's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I really love this kind of horror. I had a lot of fun reading this; the humour was pretty funny, it had a few really scary moments and the ending was surprisingly sweet. It felt a little too short, I wanted to know way more about the strange main character (what the hell was she even doing on the dating show to begin with??). The second half is where it becomes a slasher but I also felt that went by far too quickly, as if it was trying to get the characters out of the way rather than giving time to breathe within kills. A lot of questions, especially about the members of the island group, went unanswered in a way that didn't satisfy me. Would recommend this though, if not just for a quick, weird and funny queer read about. Found family? And sasquatches.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Car accident, Death, Murder, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Alcoholism, Bullying, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Abortion, Kidnapping, Cancer, Sexual content, Racism, and Animal cruelty

Strong descriptions of violence, body mutilation and murder committed by a sasquatch creature. A character is grieving the death of her wife from cancer (this is mentioned in the beginning of the book). Some minor misogyny and racism towards the main character from a shitty guy, and some mild homophobia from a religious character. One mention of the D slur. Another character is mentioned multiple times to have alcohol problems. The main warning I would give is the gore: although the book retains a playful and comedic tone, there's a lot of dismemberment and bludgeoning

kleinekita's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

3.5

I love the idea of this book but it was a little all over the place.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Sexism and Racism

Minor: Abortion and Suicidal thoughts

toffishay's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

What a weird book...I don't know how to feel about it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Blood, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Homophobia, Outing, Sexual content, Abortion, and Terminal illness

rebeccajost's review

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Violence, Lesbophobia, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Death, Toxic friendship, Gore, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gaslighting, Bullying, Abortion, Body shaming, Sexism, Racism, Classism, Cancer, Misogyny, and Grief

lovelybookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is an entertaining, fast read. It's full of weird humor and shallow characters, poking fun at cultural narcissism in an over-the-top, hilarious way. And when the horror kicks in, hold on, because it gets gruesome and absolutely bonkers for the last 100 pages! This book is silly in all the best ways, and was a lot of fun to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Alcoholism, and Car accident

Minor: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Sexism, and Abortion

thndrkat's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The final four female contestants in a “reality” show vie for the attentions of “the catch,” a smarmy tech millionaire working to rehab his image, while the show’s producer tries to make it through each day despite her alcoholic boss and emotional baggage. Meanwhile, lady Bigfoot and a few of her queer women friends just want everyone to leave them alone on their peaceful island. Most of the characters do not end up getting what they want, but as with any good horror flick, I was cheering for the final girl. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, and Sexism

educatorgams's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book. While it never felt like the story was dragging the long build up to the action made me want to spend a little more time on the ending. It’s a great book to start spooky season with and will definitely appeal to hate watchers of reality television. I just wish I’d gotten to learn more about Patricia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Alcoholism, and Sexism

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Body horror, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Blood, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Classism, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Torture, Cursing, Gun violence, Abortion, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Terminal illness, Sexism, and Racism

highamjosh's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book is really bizarre in a great way! It gets grisly, and the ending is unsettling, but it's a fascinating deep dive into the psychology of reality TV, internalized misogyny, the wild woman archetype, the true place of humans in our ecosystems, the morality of sacrificial violence, and more. Strong recommend, if you can handle some body horror and gore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Body horror, Gore, Violence, Murder, Car accident, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Cancer, Cursing, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Vomit