Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present by Peter Vronsky

5 reviews

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

   A look into Vronsky’s theory of the development of serial killers throughout history.
    Lots of outdated language, even for 2018. Also, he was very dismissive of some victims, yes, they were devalued by society but the way he talked about them was just ugh! We need to do better! 
   It was very informative and I agree with his theory of why we ended up with such a surge of serial killers in the 70s-90s, and wonder if there could have been one again, but I think most will be caught sooner because of technology.
    Overall, okay but not great.
 
 Narrator Rating: 3 stars
    The way he pronounced some words was distracting, and made them sound like words that meant something entirely different. But he did a decent job of keeping me engaged with the book. 

Extra ratings: Fluff - NA   Heartfelt - NA   Helpful-3/5   Horror -NA    Inspiration -0/5   Love aka Romance- NA    Mystery - NA   Predictability - NA    Spice - NA    Suspense - NA   Tear- 3/5   Thrill - NA     Humor-0/5 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence and Homophobia

Minor: Mass/school shootings

mycozymnbooks's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

This book is not for the weak of stomach. It is very informative but also very disturbing. Proceed with caution and you will learn a lot.

slxtty_academia's review

medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, and War

mmwi's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

booksn1octopus's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment