Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

15 reviews

josiee's review

dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

ambsonline's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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? No

5.0

I loved this novel!!!! Very heart-wrenching and beautiful. Many feminist and lqbtq+ themes throughout. I think that it captured the era really well and gave a unique perspective to the time. Excellent read all round. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol and War

thealienamongus's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

ohwildes's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Sexism