Reviews tagging 'Outing'

Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth

5 reviews

jojothefool's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Literally if Naked in Manhattan and Good Luck, Babe became a book. I’ve just realized (again) I’m not like the biggest fan of literary fiction, there’s so many words per word. It creates some beautiful prose that really moves you and makes you think, but I’m basic and just like to know what conversations they’re having and the silly day to day trivialities. I also HATE in writing when dialogue uses the single apostrophe instead of the double quotation marks, but the novel was good enough that I could overlook it and read it like normal. Fun time, lovely sapphic prose, definitely recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Outing, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Sexual content

As an act of abuse, a mother refuses to feed and make food for her teenage daughter

hookerkitty's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I don’t think there’s a single person I’ve been attracted to, male or female, who made me obsessed with their spit or want to be masticated by them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Homophobia, Grief, and Outing

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Eating disorder, Drug use, Death of parent, Abortion, Cancer, Vomit, and Pregnancy

lily_sutton's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Outing and Sexual content

e11en's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Death of parent

bookishlittleme's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.5

That was exactly the book I needed to read right now. I could not put it down and that’s the first time that’s happened in a while! This book was beautifully written and nailed the inner monologue of a teenage girl. It’s hard to like the protagonist, Lucy, at times but you understand her struggle and desperation which is deeply gut wrenching.

Glad she didn’t end up with Susannah though!

If you liked Normal People you’ll probably also like this and you should read it cause I want a film adaptation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, Abandonment, and Infidelity

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Cancer