Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer

27 reviews

smfaehnle's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Antisemitism, Abortion, and Abandonment

dexkit10's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Abandonment

ronan_lesh's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Racism, Antisemitism, and Murder

tenderbench's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Antisemitism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gun violence

milesjmoran's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Antisemitism, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

brunonadamas's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense

4.0

An excellent book, very well written. I can’t agree with the concept that it doesn’t make a difference if I still support an artist that has done terrible things. It makes a difference in my life. 

The fact is that there are so many great artist that have made the choice to not do things as a result of their torment. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

marywahlmeierbracciano's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

5.0

Wow wow wow.  Memoirist and former film critic Claire Dederer tackles the timeless and timely question of what to do with the art of monstrous men in this insightful book.  She discusses the masterworks and wrongdoings of artists of a variety of media (film, music, literature, visual art), threading through each section the larger message of the book, which is gradually unveiled amid subjectivity, cultural awareness, and good humor.  All this through a feminist lens which critiques capitalism as well as cancel culture, respecting above all else the individual’s connection to the art, “even after everything.”  Don’t miss this fantastic book for all who consume.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, and Abandonment