Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

11.22.63, by Stephen King

5 reviews

amns22's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

carolynlovesbooks's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Violence, Domestic abuse, Injury/injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse

asourceoffiction's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

One of my favourite things about Stephen King is that if you've loved one of his books, chances are you can open another and find not just a similar tone or atmosphere (though he does often evoke a particularly delicious tension), but a direct link as well. I haven't read IT but I took so much joy from knowing that Jake was in Derry, Maine in late summer of 1958, and even met some of the Losers' Club. Of course I immediately Googled them all and will have to read IT, despite my abject terror.

King's writing is so visceral and evocative, I could practically taste the '50s root beer and soda that was so fatty and flavourful. But it also means that no one can build horrible tension quite like him. The "obdurate past" is a character in itself and it's devastating (and often funny) to see how it trips Jake up as he tries to change the future. Much like in Pet Sematary it felt like there was a force governing these characters' lives and I was never able to quite relax.

But while I love this tension, and the sense of dread that permeates even the most peaceful moments, I also just got so invested in the life Jake creates as George Amberson. So when the pace slowed in the middle of the book, my attention never wavered. The end was like a series of punches to the gut and left me with this overwhelming sense of futility, but there was a sliver of goodness that I was able to cling to because of my love for the characters. It's another of his books I'll be pondering for ages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Gore, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Death, Alcoholism, and Suicide

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

ohkmurr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

You always know what you're going to get with a Stephen King: a male writer protagonist in the midst of an existential crisis who has to look back into the past—whether his or someone else's—to learn why he is the way he is and how to be a better man. Wasn't my favorite King, but would categorize as one of the more romantic books I've ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

frillyflutee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Minor: Antisemitism and Racial slurs