Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

High School by Tegan Quin, Sara Quin

19 reviews

canavanprice's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Drug abuse and Homophobia

finesilkflower's review

reflective medium-paced

4.0

Tegan and Sara Quin both have a similar prose style that is at times flowery but emotionally honest, and effective at evoking of the highs and lows teenagerhood: the joy of creation and of falling in love; the fraught relationship between sisters; the heartache of breakups; the excitement of exploring music, drugs, and sex; the stuck suburban longing for something more. This book does not paint this time period in a rosy way - the Quins have not forgotten the turmoil and confusion of leaving the nest and not knowing how things will turn out - but other former teen 1990s alternative lesbians will find recognition in the music references and perfectly remembered moments of queer becoming. I think at times that the authors are a little too allergic to nostalgia, tempering all their past moments of triumph and joy with present-day weary warnings about how it won't last and how their past selves don't know how much difficulty they have ahead of them, and a little more leaning into the positive might have made the book feel more balanced and less dreary.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Drug use

Minor: Violence and Vomit

grimdark_dad's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Biphobia, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Outing, and Sexual content

thepeonyinink's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Homophobia, and Drug use

Minor: Eating disorder

cardsofthecastle's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.25

Loved the book. A bit hard to remember all the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Drug use

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content and Eating disorder

mvioletbooks's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

The audiobook was just as amazing as the book! being able to here the stories from the authors voices with a beautiful collection of  new and old clips music clips made it extremely engaging and interesting to listen too. I highly recommend reading the book and listening to the audiobook in order to truly get an understanding of Tegan and Sara.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Minor: Homophobia

chandle5's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Homophobia

toastranger's review

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

A very deliberate, raw look at growing up. Sara and Tegan delicately separate themselves into two narrative voices that tell a single story of the awkward teenage years that shape us. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Rape and Homophobia

hlfbyfrnd's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Homophobia