Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

6 reviews

razorr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

I've read this one probably 3 times over the past 8 years. It's a beautiful tale of revolution, in an era I had never heard of.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Classism

tieflingmom's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, and War

vereisnthere's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Homophobia, Incest, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Fatphobia and Xenophobia

star_wanderer's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-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? N/A

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, and War

Minor: Miscarriage, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

tortilla_lea's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

This book is actually insane. It's incredibly character-driven and you feel so much for each of these sisters. At the heart of it, I see this book as a horrible tragedy; a war against women. The connection between the sisters is so real. As a Hispanic woman with three others sisters, I felt this all so vividly. This book has just about every trigger warning in the book but it really speaks to the reality of this people. I will not long forget this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War

phoebe_phorreal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Alvarez attempts to give a human element to the story of the Mirabal sisters, told so many times in history and in legend, and mingle her voice with theirs- and does so wonderfully. The characters of the girls are perhaps the most powerful part of the narrative, though their love, losses, perils, and triumphs certainly captivate as well. 

I admit I related more to Patria and Dedé at first than Maria Teresa (Mate) and Minerva, but they all won me over by the end of this soul-baring novel of a suffering but brave and loving family, imperfect but still strongly devoted in its own way. There's a reason Mate's "I can write the saddest things tonight" is so memorable, and Alvarez captures each voice perfectly- Patria's unconventional faith; Minerva, strong and struggling; Dedé, exasperated but thoughtful; and Mate, soulful and poetic. 

This is a novel devoted to freedom, written both as a call to reflection and to action, and it truly both breaks your heart and makes you smile. I cannot recommend it enough. Read it if you're interested in Dominican history, sure, but most importantly, read it to free somebody else, as Alvarez says when she quotes Toni Morrison, even if that may be a somebody you never meet.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Grief