Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro

9 reviews

sbnptwrn's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

real master-class in unreliable narration

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Misogyny, Sexism, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Death, and Death of parent

booksjessreads's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

Honestly, I really didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would. I found the plot line to really drag in parts and I found the characters hard to follow. I read the Remains of the Day a few weeks ago, and this felt like a version of that book, but set in Japan. I felt like the themes were really well thought out and they were explored fairly well, but it could have been more engaging and effective. 

I usually enjoy Ishiguro on audio, but I actually think in this instance, that didn't help. I just found it a really hard audiobook to engage with and also follow. Perhaps the print copy would have been better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Suicide, and Alcoholism

Moderate: War

Minor: Bullying and Homophobia

sophiefreeman's review against another edition

reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Misogyny

my_plant_library's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Alcoholism

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: War

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

Minor: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, War, Racism, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Ableism

WWII-era attitudes of imperialism, colonization, and orientalism. Passing use of ableist language. Smoking; discussion of underage drinking.

elysh_kaye's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: War, Suicide, Misogyny, and Death

akakinnie's review

reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Misogyny

crumbs's review

mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Misogyny, and Death

remainsofabook's review

reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

This is a book that makes you work for it. It was really tedious for me in the beginning and doesn't help that I was in a reading slump. At around the halfway mark, the story starts to pick up and I think it makes a great historical fiction about Post-WWII Japan through the eyes of a retired painter, Masuji Ono. An Artist of the Floating World is Ishiguro's 2nd novel and after this, he published The Remains of the Day. AAotFW is very similar to The Remains of the Day but have different outcomes. Dignity and honour are of utmost importance to the protagonists. As such, in AAotFW, Ono might seem like an arrogant and unreliable narrator. The unreliability and memory narrative really shine in this book. It is very fragmented and non-linear, just like our actual memories, but it flows smoothly. I love how the book is open-ended and there can be multiple interpretations of the meaning of the story, Ono's character and the side characters, like his daughters. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide and Misogyny