Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

37 reviews

dreamee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

So good LITERLLY would recommend like I'm in awe at her writing style it's amazing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Misogyny, Blood, Pregnancy, Sexism, Torture, and Violence

andrewhatesham's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Murder, Body horror, Gore, and Toxic relationship

mommah's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Toxic relationship

midnightcomets's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

An allegory inside a well-known story, a mystery inside a domestic horror inside a retelling, a delicious and poisonous book that surprised me much more than I expected and creeped me out much more than I suspected. I doubt I will forget this book for quite a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Misogyny

Moderate: Body horror and Stalking

Minor: Body shaming and Infidelity

ka_ke's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

5.0

Comfort Me with Apples is a bit of a mind fuck. 

It starts off eerie, I mean, what woman wakes up that perfectly in a perfect world. 

It makes you think, in some cases I wish I could wake up that way, and in others, I’m glad I live with the ability to think and observe my surroundings critically. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism

megelizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

OH MY GOD, this was incredible. The unsettling vibes and understated yet disturbing-as-fuck horror elements are completely on point, and the twist is the absolute best kind where I didn't see it coming at all and yet it's so entirely obvious in retrospect. I don't want to say much more, as this is a short, unhinged book that it's definitely best to go into as blind as possible - but be warned, it may well forever destroy your faith in humanity. It's certainly a story that's going to haunt me probably forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, and Death

alexandryareads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, and Misogyny

Moderate: Religious bigotry

hannah_and_her_stories's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Sexism, Misogyny, and Murder

Minor: Blood

islesbiyana's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Animal death and Religious bigotry

an_apollinaria's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

Spoiler

If Genesis met Blue Beard while tripping off a tab.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Murder, Violence, Death, Misogyny, and Blood