Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan

8 reviews

moonlitdiane's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.5

It was fun to make fun of, at least.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Mental illness

itsheyfay's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I should have DNF’d this, but the final 1/4 of the book hooked me, and the audiobook narration was decent. Otherwise, what a major letdown.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

beanmilkcantread's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

possibly the weirdest book i have ever read. awful ppl doing awful things but you can’t stop reading it??? and ur kinda like ok yes make another questionable choice sure let’s see what happens! i laughed out loud reading this. i can see a lot of ppl being like “this is the dumbest shit what the hell” but EYE personally ate it UP. weird weird weird. horror-lite as in it’s definitely horror but it’s also like why am i giggling?? really easy direct prose (which adds to the horrifying-lite nature??) made it a super quick read. this IS a beach read!!!! oh to read this book for the first time on the beach!! it wasn’t me but i wish it was!! a commentary on parasocial relationships, self help books, toxic relationships, etc. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

rionstorm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.0

I did not expect where this book went - the supernatural aspects really took me by surprise. 
I liked how the author described social interactions. She really picked out tiny details that aren't really remarked on and highlighted them, which kept throwing me off in a good way. 

Very few of the characters were likeable, but I think that was the point. The main character, Remy, was particularly unlikeable, and spends most of the book being a misogynistic and sometimes violent creep. It was an interesting choice to take The Worst Guy You Know and make him a protagonist. 

The ending of the book made me pretty uncomfortable, because it felt like

the expected, violent conclusion to his stalking, which was depressingly realistic, and just very sad

 

I don't think I'd recommend this book, but I was interested to see where it went.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Alcohol

brashcandicoot's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Classism

sucreslibrary's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

the creepy ending salvaged it for me, gave me May (the movie) vibes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Eating disorder

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Infidelity

kelly617's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail