Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

4 reviews

narpetcards's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

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

1.5

Look, this wasn’t for me.
That being said, this innately feels ableist, sexist, racist, and while I understand that there are differences in what we find acceptable over time, I struggle to find the humour in laughing at someone who clearly is unwell. It’s only funny to laugh at people when you’re punching up, and this is very clearly punching down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

mlewis's review against another edition

challenging dark funny medium-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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Xenophobia, Dementia, and Classism

Minor: War

mscalls's review against another edition

challenging tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Lesbophobia, and Classism

cp_frey's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

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

2.25

 So, when I bought this book I was really hoping I would be intellectual enough to find it just downright humorous and then I would feel like a true scholar. Perhaps, I am NOT intellectual enough... or, just maybe, it's not that funny.

Aside from the constant usage of derogatory terms for POC and people who are LGBT+, I did not think it was funny, in the least bit, how Ignatius used "abortion" where one would use "abomination". Perhaps if it was only once I could let it go, but once every few pages was a bit overkill. I also didn't find it funny that he would constantly yell that the woman, who he was in disagreement with, "deserved to be raped". 

All the characters were just too much, and that is why it had so much potential to be a real comedic piece of classic literature. But this one does not stand the test of time. A product of its time is not synonymous with a piece that holds up to the test of time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death and Slavery