Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

14 reviews

kmhst25's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

2.25

It’s not that I can’t appreciate Virginia Woolf’s wisdom, it’s just that I can’t connect to the way she conveys it. Characters in a Woolf story are always having transcendental experiences or reliving old memories in the middle of a scene in a way that is exceeding confusing. The wind has intentions, the homes breathe, every moment is ripe with symbolism and emotion. I always think it should speak to me, but it never quite does, or at least not more than 10 or 20% of the time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

pencilspeaker's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexism and Racism

Minor: War

monahed's review against another edition

reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Misogyny

ameliasbooks's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

I didn't love this as much as Orlando, but its dreamlike quality and its philosophical introspection somehow lured me in. 

The second part lost me a bit, but overall this is an example of a book that only works, if you are picking it up at the right time in your life. 

Take your time with it, let it sink in, read parts several times. For me it helped a lot to be listening to it on audio, it transported the atmospheric writing of Woolf really well for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: War

tamara_joy's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Misogyny

Minor: Drug use, War, Bullying, Infidelity, Classism, and Death

thatone2112's review against another edition

emotional reflective

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Classism, Racism, War, and Toxic relationship

hjb_128's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: War and Child death

atamano's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Grief, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Death

Minor: Racism, War, and Pregnancy

rowanelisa's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, War, and Death of parent

nisaak's review against another edition

emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

It’s a story about a family but it’s also very stream of consciousness and sometimes hard to follow. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic relationship and Misogyny