Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

As fúrias invisíveis do coração by John Boyne

97 reviews

freshprincessofmelayers's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

sadaudio's review against another edition

3.5

emotional

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

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There was definitelt a good story in here, but the direction felt kind of jumbled, like it wasn't sure where it wanted to go.  About halfway through the book, all of the characters starting being horrible towards one another.  Sometimes they recognized that they were in the wrong, but they never really changed.  It made it less enjoyable to read, since all the characters became increasingly unpleasant as it went on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Religious bigotry

aful2630's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence

Moderate: Death

shel_bay11's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Dementia, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, War

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder

litwithlaurenn's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

brittonmc1221's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy

ashleighisreading's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny reflective 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: Yes

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I am very sad that it is over. Picking up this book throughout the week felt like catching up with a dear friend. I loved the format of the book - told in first person, it spans over 70 years and checks in with the author every 7 years. The plot was deeply routed in the main character’s relationships but also touched on historical and cultural realities in a way that only added to the overall story. I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Hate crime, Incest, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

kaycerface's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I hope they make it a movie or limited series. 

The story covered difficult topics, but did so with beauty and humor. I loved the flawed characters. The dialogue was often hilarious in an understated way. The span of the story from post WWII to (for all intents and purposes) the present day made reference to important moments in time and laid bare for the reader the immense shifts in the world, in culture, in public opinion over the years. Cyril is a witty, if somewhat unreliable, narrator. His growth throughout the story was believable and meaningful. I loved all the connection points between the wide cast of characters across time and place. The story had a beautiful symmetry and a satisfying ending for the people I grew to love over the course of reading this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking

egg_cup's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book!!!!!!!!!!!! reduced me to a sobbing pile of tears and snot!!! Reminds me of A Little Life but far less sadistic and with a happier ending. Definitely a new fave

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Alcohol