Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

82 reviews

thirdtimesacharm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexism, and Alcohol

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

yana_bee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

This story immerses itself in a fantasy/fairy tale structure that I was not familiar with and does a good job weaving it through all parts of the story. I enjoyed the writing style, adventure, and focus on the autonomy of the main character. It’s a slowly but in a way that suites the story. The audiobook narrator is quite good and really leans into all the voices. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Sexual violence

hellavaral's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: Animal death and Blood

alexijai98's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Stayed up until 1:13 to finish this so that’ll tell you something! I love Vasya as a protagonist - she is strong and kind and emotional. She is a fully-fledged person and I’m excited to continue her story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

ewitsmich's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book! Such rich and vibrant folklore is in good hands. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death, Sexual violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

sn8man's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

hurricanetortillah's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Sexism

kiwij96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Bit of a jumpy start with the multiple POVs and time jumps for the first couple of chapters but I'm so glad I stuck with it. Also, the names were confusing at times because everyone had a name, a nickname, and then an affectionate name given to them, and it took me maybe half the book to remember who was who.

The story was enchanting and magical with a big focus traditional gender norms and values in medieval Russia, as well as religious bigotry in traditionally pagan areas. However, these topics were handled really well and were written to evoke emotion in the reader.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm

geooo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape