Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi

22 reviews

charlie6's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Addiction, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Slavery, Violence, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, War, Abandonment, Bullying, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Torture, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Trafficking

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Car accident and Suicide

erin52's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Trafficking, War, Racial slurs, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Addiction, Child abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Child death, Injury/injury detail, Sexual violence, Slavery, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, and Genocide

bompi's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug abuse, Addiction, Sexism, Torture, Slavery, Racism, Hate crime, and Drug use

isaarusilor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, War, Violence, Trafficking, Slavery, Torture, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Addiction, Drug abuse, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy

daniimcc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racial slurs, Violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual violence and Torture

Minor: Child death

jenmcreads's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is a remarkable book that manages to closely visit each POV character despite only spending one chapter with each. This book does an incredible job at sweeping through history while still feeling intimate. I loved this, and the audiobook is excellently narrated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Animal death, Trafficking, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Drug use, Slavery, Violence, Torture, Blood, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Rape, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Grief

stvnh's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Sexual content, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Sexual assault, War, Child abuse, Violence, Racism, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Torture, Excrement, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Infertility, Ableism, Gun violence, Death of parent, Blood, Grief, Addiction, Drug abuse, Death, Child death, Vomit, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Bullying, Mental illness, Abandonment, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, and Racial slurs

Minor: Car accident, Police brutality, and Hate crime

ella304's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Infertility, Sexism, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, and Slavery

rather_b_reading's review against another edition

Graphic sexual assault and violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Slavery, Sexism, and Colonisation

galexy_brain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Murder, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, Confinement, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Classism, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Vomit, Xenophobia, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Racial slurs, Suicide, Infertility, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/injury detail, Animal death, Bullying, Gun violence, and Homophobia