Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Alice by Christina Henry

14 reviews

madireads326's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Blood, Trafficking, Torture, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Vomit and Sexism

babsifly's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Murder, Sexism, Blood, Sexual assault, Slavery, Animal cruelty, and Cannibalism

lexybexy's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Sexual violence

Minor: Pedophilia

mokey81's review

adventurous dark fast-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? No

2.0

 Ummmm….I have no clue what this was. I mean, obviously a retelling, but….kinda a cliff’s notes of what could have been a bigger universe? I’ve also never seen the word “rape” so many times in a book. And just….I don’t know. It was fast-paced, but also….too short? I don’t know. When I think about this book, I just see question marks above my head. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking, Sexism, and Sexual assault

bookmark3brodi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Animal death, Blood, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Eating disorder, Torture, Abandonment, Addiction, and Body horror

raythecatlover's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Misogyny, Murder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Genocide, Alcoholism, Grief, Ableism, War, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Body horror, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Hate crime, and Drug abuse

sam_i_am's review

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Gore, Trafficking, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Cannibalism, and Torture

jonsnowsmanbun's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Pedophilia, Child death, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Classism

l4ur4's review

dark sad medium-paced

1.75

This book wasn't for me. Every female character felt like a sad, helpless victim with no automony and every male character was violent and normally a rapist. It was very one dimensional and felt like an endless slog of violence and rape, which doesn't count as a storyline. Honestly I don't normally read horror, and probably came in with wrong expectations, but this wasn't a "dark twist" it was a list crimes with a lot of walking in-between, by characters that happen to have the same names as those in Lewis Carol's original story. I spent most of this book angry at how helpless every woman (apart from Alice) was portrayed and wondering when it would end. Upon reaching the ending, I think I must've missed something because it was very anticlimactic and unsatisfying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Gore, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Cannibalism, Confinement, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Torture, and Animal cruelty

bectothebooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Sexual assault, Confinement, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Torture, Cannibalism, Grief, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, and Classism