Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

4 reviews

cakrolik's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Racial slurs, Slavery, Classism, Death of parent, and Racism

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Alcohol, Confinement, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

lizsurber's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Slavery, Racism, Rape, and Trafficking

jojo_'s review

adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Torture, and Racial slurs

Minor: Alcohol, Infidelity, and Rape

bookish_calirican's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I’m usually not the sort of person who becomes so emotionally moved by a book that I feel compelled to cry. This book did that. It’s such an interesting story, with an equally interesting writing style and vocabulary. Truly like nothing else I’ve ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Racism, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, and Death