Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Garras y colmillos by Jo Walton

7 reviews

am3y0's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cannibalism, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

I read this novel as a fantasy satire. "Pride and Prejudice and Cannibalism", if you will. This world is entirely dragon-centric, fashioned after a Georgian-era society, replete with court and aristocracy decorum. It is still a delightful and unique romp in an alternate universe with genteel (and still quite savage) dragon kind. While some characters are better developed than others, the book falls short of answering all questions by the end, leaving the reader wanting more.

meecespieces's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Death

Minor: Sexual assault

ladythana's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: Confinement, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

camam4's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Victorian novels aren't my thing so I was surprised to enjoy this book so much! It's a fairly light read. I wish the dragons had felt more distinctly like dragons - at points it would've been easy to picture the characters as humans. I also wanted more information about the world in general, but overall it was a satisfying story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Miscarriage and Violence

yogomagpie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed this story. The characters, the lore, the drama. However, the pacing felt rushed after about 2/3 through. The ending consisted of several abrupt moments of resolution, wrapped up in a bullet point-like way. A couple endings were a little outrageous, and makes me wonder what was the point of worrying over the previous 300 pages. Despite the ending, I enjoyed the book and do recommend it to Fantasy and Victorian lovers as well as Wings of Fire fans. I’ll be on the lookout for Walton’s other books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Sexism, Cannibalism, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Gore, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

alwaysshure's review against another edition

Didn't find myself getting super invested in the characters, and the rampant sexism pissed me off.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Sexual harassment

gwynsvan's review against another edition

adventurous funny relaxing slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Sexual assault, Slavery, Terminal illness, Trafficking, and Grief