Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane

11 reviews

cmbohn's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Excrement, Outing, and Homophobia

Minor: Death of parent and Animal death

pottersauce's review against another edition

I didn't finish because I was simply expecting something different. I was expecting lighthearted romance. But what I got was a kind of tragic story of a gay kid growing up with homophobic parents. And based on reviews, it seems to turn around? But the mom was blaming her son for her husband's death, because he's gay. That's just not okay. 

Also the language was flowery, more like something I would expect from literature? Not bad, but just not what I was expecting or in the mood for. 

The audiobook narrator was good, but my understanding of Louisiana is that the accent there can be a bit different than a more 'generic' southern accent. And maybe this story was nowhere near the bayou so the accent was right? I don't know. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Death of parent

lisasilv's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

5.0

I laughed and cried. This book really did give all of the feels - joy, hope, fear, love, sadness, grief and loss. One of my favorites for this year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Homophobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Hate crime, Alcoholism, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Terminal illness

faythd's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Classism, Animal death, Body shaming, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content

tlholmes's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Death, Animal death, Grief, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Religious bigotry

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Drug use, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Excrement, and Animal death

Moderate: Death of parent

siobhanward's review

funny lighthearted 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? No

3.5

 This was cute - it definitely had Schitt's Creek vibes, right down to the chaotic hodgepodge of characters. There wasn't a whole lot of plot - mostly things just kind of cleared themselves up and no problems lasted for long, but a story about a gay couple who doesn't have tragic problems is one that probably isn't told enough, so it was a good fit.

All of the characters were way over the top, but honestly, it fit with the book. I particularly loved the plotline about Chrissy and the farm - that was a lot of fun. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, and Death of parent

sarah_elaine's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Animal death

Moderate: Hate crime, Terminal illness, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent

elizajoy22's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Hate crime and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent

readingbetweenthevines's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.25

I’ll admit, I didn’t have Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane on radar until Booksparks sent me a copy as a part of their #SRC2023 #BooksAndRec list - and that’s a shame. 

This book was everything, I genuinely snort laughed every time I saw the “Countdown to Damnation” at the beginning of every chapter. I laughed, I cried, I was angry - I literally felt all the feels. This had such an eccentric cast of character, most of whom are so loveable, even Miss Chrissy managed to win me over in the end!

Big Gay Wedding is mostly lighthearted, but also hits on some heavy topics, all in all this is one I highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Religious bigotry, Grief, Alcoholism, and Animal death