Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins

5 reviews

leighwilliams's review against another edition

dark 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Blood, Gore, Death, Violence, Grief, and Sexism

Minor: Vomit, Pedophilia, Racism, Confinement, Rape, Alcohol, and Animal death

rosesofthespring's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

I'm using spoiler tags because the main threat of the book is not revealed until deep into the page count. Aside from revealing the threat and my issues with it, the spoilers are minimal and do not pertain to the plot.

A thrilling quick read. My rating would be higher if

Spoiler

the actions of the villains weren't immediately blamed on their bad (addict, sex worker) mothers. Most of the book is so delightfully anti-sexism, then it trips and falls into the "the bad actions of men can be blamed on failed women" trope. Ms. Perkins, you didn't have to do that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Sexism, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Body horror, Animal death, Grief, Kidnapping, Violence, Rape, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Vomit, Blood, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Excrement, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Torture

Minor: Classism and Infertility

bookishgoob's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

toadsandtales's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

banrions's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Okay I hated this book. (No, it was good) but TERRIFYING. because, this is a horror book, but it is not supernatural in anyway, it is… very easily a real story. And that makes it so much more terrifying than anything else. I loved the depiction of the girls’ friendship, all the complexities that came with it. And this book only further solidified my desire to NEVER GO CAMPING. TO NEVER GO TO RURAL WILDERNESS ALONE. EVER EVER. god. Men are horrible. Horrible violent creatures when they are full of hate. This is not for the faint of heart, and I hated a lot of my time reading it because I was anxious and terrified but I WANTED THIS GIRLS TO LIVE AND BE OKAY AND I WAS GOING TO STAY THERE WITH THEM TO BEAR WITNESS IF I HAD TO. fuck.  I need to go read something far more magical and whimsical now.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, and Gore