Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Brown Girls by Daphne Palasi Andreades

5 reviews

readingwithgoose's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual harassment, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia, Kidnapping, and Suicide

saucy_bookdragon's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

A uniquely written novel that follows an amorphous group of brown girls throughout their lives, this group manages to feel like a well developed character. The prose was thoughtful and lovely and this dealt with a lot of interesting themes 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Misogyny

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Abortion

axel_p's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Child abuse, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Classism, Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Colonisation, Deportation, Drug abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Violence, Xenophobia, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Death, Car accident, and Racism

Minor: Suicide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abortion, and Self harm

readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-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

4.25

A moving and powerful narrative about the vast, complex and multitudinous experiences of brown girls from Queens, NY. The first person plural narrative works well to convey the many voices of these women and express their differences, while still illustrating their sisterhood and solidarity.  The writing is beautiful, nostalgic, and touched something deep inside me in a way I hadn't been expecting. A brilliant, striking debut and one that I'd highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Misogyny, Classism, Death, Pregnancy, and Car accident

Minor: Abortion, Colonisation, Infidelity, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment