Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Homebodies by Tembe Denton-Hurst

14 reviews

gracescanlon's review

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book sounded SO good. After reading and enjoying The Other Black Girl a few years ago, Homebodies sounded tangentially similar and more appealing (to me). 

The characters, their relationships, and their interactions were believable and well-fleshed out. Mickey’s frustration at the unfairness (at best) of her situation was palpable. 

I’d expected the story to primarily be about the racism, micro-aggressions, etc. that Mickey and other POC experience, as well as the effect of her letter and the fallout from its going viral. That was what appealed to me most when I read the inside cover at the library. However, the story focused primarily on Mickey’s current romantic relationship and her reuniting with her first love. It was a good story, but I was still incredibly disappointed that the story I’d been promised was not what I got when I read the book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Body shaming, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

deetabz's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug use, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

tjminus's review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Like other reviews of this book have said, the synopsis is not the best when describing what the full scope of this book is about. This more about the story of a woman going through some big life changes and decisions than it was about how letter goes viral and her response to that. I had trouble with the main character as well, I felt like she had a victim-complex and wanted someone to help her, but then rejected people when they did. What redeems this book is the writing. There are some phrases and passages that were really great.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Body shaming and Alcohol

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, and Alcohol