Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Argylle by Elly Conway

5 reviews

uranaishi's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Torture, Death of parent, War, Car accident, and Confinement

Minor: Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Rape, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Misogyny, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, and Slavery

sam_gartley91's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Liked the ending. I came in very confused bc I thought it was similar to the movie but rather it’s the book from the movie rather than what the movie is based on. At times the pov seemed very separated from the characters as if watching them from afar rather than actually being them. So sterile at times. I got better at keeping some of the characters separate but at times I had to go back and figure who was who. Over all not bad but not my favorite thriller/spy book. But that maybe have been me coming in with different expectations of what the story way suppose to be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia

fkshg8465's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-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

The book was fun in many ways. It had a lot of the right ingredients. But I had such a hard time paying attention. Restarted the book four times. Lots of great passages, but overall, I couldn’t get into it. Kept at it because the movie looks good, though I realize it’s a somewhat different premise. Hope the movie is better!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Antisemitism, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, War, Drug use, Violence, and Abandonment

bessadams's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Death

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, and Homophobia

doifashi's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, and Torture

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Homophobia