Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

17 reviews

spooderman's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Abortion

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Bullying

Minor: Alcohol, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Vomit

kathleencoughlin's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

3.25

A cute coming of age graphic novel. Not a particularly fun read though since Freddy spends the majority of the book miserable due to the toxic relationship she has with Laura Dean which spills into other parts of her life. It had a good message, interesting representations, and pretty artwork, but again it just wasn't really an enjoyable experience to read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Vomit, and Abortion

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, and Homophobia

lucimorgaine's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, and Lesbophobia

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-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

3.5

“What is it like to love this person who keeps breaking up with you, and then presumably coming back to you? What does your love with this person offer? Does it make you happy? Does it give you what you need to be a better person?”

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This graphic novel took me no time to read, it was quick, compulsively readable, with a diverse cast of characters and an intriguing, sort of campy, but ultimately relatable story. Freddy is completely enamored with Laura Dean, but the issue is, Laura Dean is basically a textbook narcissist who won't stop breaking up with her (usually around holidays). Freddy is so invested in Laura that she frequently bails on friends and other responsibilities, and she ultimately needs to examine whether this relationship does her more harm than good. I thought that seeing a story like this told from a queer lens was refreshing and honestly really important. As I've spoken about before, toxic dynamics in wlw relationships are rarely examined in media and this was a stellar example of that. It's also a simple, but effective way to show that sometimes breaking up with someone you're in love with is not only okay, but necessary. The only thing that kept me from giving it the full 4 stars was that I would've added at least 100 more pages to it, because I really would've liked to see more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia

anniefwrites's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

I absolutely loved the art style of this book. The color palette and the delicate lines created such a strong mood. If you’re a person who has ever watched someone be in a relationship with a manipulative/toxic person, this is a tough and stressful read.

I think it’s important to show those kinds of relationships as a warning, but I also wish that the decision to break up with Laura Dean came from within Freddy instead of from an adult woman on the internet. The ending tied up a bit too nicely for me, but I did feel strongly for Freddy and was relieved that she was out of that situation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

mothie_girlie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Vomit

pitythechild's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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 just read this entire thing in one sitting and i love love loved it!!!!!! let me start off saying that i’m not a lesbian— i’m a bi trans man. but oh god the way they handled toxic relationships and the way it affects your relationships with your FRIENDS hit me so hard it felt like a punch in the chest. definitely a queer staple now!!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Homophobia

Minor: Abortion, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia