Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey

2 reviews

bookcasey's review

adventurous mysterious

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

These books may have been progressive for their time, and there were considerable chunks of world-building and adventuring that could have been published today and I enjoyed. Then there will suddenly be a throwaway line about one of the major male characters raping one of the women (often enough this isn’t even a spoiler).

The intimate partner and sexual violence could easily be removed or rewritten without impacting the plot, which makes their inclusion all the more jarring.

There are also plenty of harmful tropes, especially among the female characters, including

fat = bad/lazy, slutty = wicked/greedy, and women with slimmer figures and fewer curves being intellectually and otherwise superior to curvier women

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So while I enjoyed large chunks of these books, I would hesitate to actually recommend them to anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Abortion, Acephobia/Arophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

These books may have been progressive for their time, but most sexual references involve questionable consent or stated resistance, often by and between major characters. Crying women are shaken violently or slapped.

taobooks's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape and Sexism