Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott

5 reviews

deshanejt's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Such a good book. It had me gripping my phone, reading digitally, wondering wth was gonna happen!! You could cut the tension with a knife, and you just KNEW it was all gonna come to end, but wasn't sure how... I definitely plan to read more Megan Abbott!
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jupiter_01's review against another edition

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

3.25

I found myself frustrated with these characters, although I understand their predicaments. I'm usually a fan of queer psycho-sexuality and unlikable women, so it was a let down that I didn't jive with the main characters--I liked the side ones more. The setting was good and I was interested in the untenable dynamics of women in science.

While the middle of this book was a bit of a slog, the final act tied it together nicely, and I was left feeling like I'd witnessed a real tragedy. It was hard to be annoyed after Abbott's poetic revelations. However, I do wish the ending gave just a little more.

Poor Serge! I actually enjoyed the relationship between Alex and Kit until, well... his Straight Shenanigans.


This line will continue to haunt me: "There's a reason ... you feel so comfortable ... with the mice, and the rats."
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sarah984's review against another edition

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

1.0

This book really disappointed me. The characters are flat and boring, and their reactions to everything are unbelievable. Particularly egregious is
the guidance counsellor who suspects a pupil killed their father, warns a scholarship committee but then never talks to the authorities? More concerned with the integrity of the women in STEM scholarship than her duties as a guidance counsellor I guess.
The entire setup to get to the pivotal moment is ridiculous.

Extremely slow-moving plot, a lot of boring navel-gazing of the Sylvia Plath Tumblr quotes women-are-insane-because-of-blood variety. Implication that people with mental illnesses are dangerous and can only help people by dying. 
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nextkt's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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mikki_9's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

I liked this book... a lot? I think? It is well-written (as Megan Abbott books usually are), but I think where the deficit of stars comes in for me is that I want lovable characters. Kit is the narrator throughout the book, and I don't really care for her that much. I was fascinated with and cared about Diane, but I guess that doesn't make me any different than most people who knew Kit and Diane in the book lol 
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