Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

8 reviews

sarahb919's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

4.75

Started off a little slow as we get to know the characters but picks up a lot once the murder hits. Loved Chadhis (spelling?) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Fatphobia and Colonisation

Minor: Abortion

kingkorok's review against another edition

funny informative tense medium-paced

4.25

Really good read. It definitely feels dated in the way that it engages with race and sexuality, but it was written in the 80s & I didn't mind because it felt like it was not the author exerting their opinion on things, but rather an accurate documentation of what people in Savannah spoke and thought about it. The writing was high-quality, with keen descriptions of characters, settings, and relationships. It wasn't my very favorite book I've ever read, but it was highly readable, very engaging, and a really fun book to read. I'm curious to see the movie now, and see how it compares

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexism, Transphobia, Murder, and Alcohol

megmoo's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexism, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Classism

cooliuscaesar451's review

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Trafficking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

trashbinfluencer's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Antisemitism, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sjduncan's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Murder, Outing, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

corriejn's review

informative mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Alcohol

zorak1996's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexism, Suicide, Antisemitism, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Gun violence