Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

15 reviews

merah's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Racism, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kate_1910's review against another edition

relaxing 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: War

boekentrol's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Addiction, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

aysha_child's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

0.5

I don’t understand why people continue to love this series/franchise when there is obviously so much wrong with it. Stephanie Meyer, first of all, portrays an emotionally and mentally abusive relationship as “romantic” and, second of all, appropriated the entire Quileute culture without doing her research or supporting said indigenous people so she could claim “diversity”. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Physical abuse

luluslittlelibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Yes, technically speaking this is a bad book, however... it is rare that I can find another book that captivated me as much as twilight did. As a quote from one of my favorite reviews, "It’s not good, but it’s enjoyable to a ridiculously juvenile corner of my mind". Stephenie Meyer does a wonderful job creating a setting and atmosphere that is so easy to get lost in. Bella is obviously an underdeveloped character, but this was clearly done on purpose so that all kinds of readers would be able to relate to her and picture themselves in her shoes. If you are looking for a book with well-developed characters and a good plot, do not read this book. But if you just want a cute (if problematic) romance that you can finish in a couple of days, look no further. You should also note that there is pretty obvious racism and misogyny throughout the book and heavily featured toxic relationships. Lastly, I think that twilight is the best book in the series and could be read alone, but I definitely think the others are worth reading if you are interested.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Stalking

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Blood