Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda

5 reviews

bananacustard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Sexual content, Grief, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

alleycatbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Woman Eating is intensely disturbing at times, yet the story is compelling enough to keep me reading until the end. While the story focuses on the consumption of food and the duality of self, Kohda slips messages of generational trauma, colonialism, misogyny, and classism into the narrative. 
For me, the artistic theme earned this book the fourth star. Kohda has given us a unique addition to vampire lore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Classism, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Murder, Death, and Misogyny

bluedilly's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Death of parent, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Dementia, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual content, Animal death, Eating disorder, Gore, Self harm, and Terminal illness

Minor: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Child death, Colonisation, and Pregnancy

knit's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

The art references really took me back to art school. Each one was perfectly curated for the themes of the book. 
At times the descriptions of Lydia’s relationships with her mother and with food where difficult but overall they were relatable. 
It’s interesting to read about a vampire who isn’t over powered. Lydia feels like a young woman who was way too sheltered growing up (think catholic school girl) and is just figuring out who she is and what she wants while also being non-human. It’s like seeing the vampire before they become wealthy, successful, and sexy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Colonisation, Death of parent, Racism, and Dementia

Minor: Car accident, Cancer, Infidelity, Racism, and Rape

jamieleepilk's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

'I don't know where the human and demon in me connect, whether there are roots that sprout from the demon and reach for and attach onto the human, or vice versa. Both live because the other exists. The demon survives off the blood my human body digests. And the demon, in turn, keeps my human heart very slowly pumping - at least, this is what my mum told me when I was young.' 

This book was not what I was expecting at all. 
The writing at times is so beautiful and took my breath away other times sentences just fell short or made little to no impact. 
Something was missing for me sadly and I'm gutted because from the premise it sounded right up my street.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Dementia, Gore, and Sexual harassment