Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

51 reviews

vonmun's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Death of parent, Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Religious bigotry

Minor: Torture

meecespieces's review against another edition

5.0

challenging funny hopeful inspiring tense 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Religious bigotry

kate_arts's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging hopeful tense 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: N/A

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If the House in the cerulean sea is the subtext this book is the title page. All the same themes were there but with a whole lot less fluff to hide the point of the story. In many ways this book felt like a bunch of intertwining vignettes about the Baker-Parnassus family and the moral questions surrounding living in a society. This book did take me a while to get into but I’m glad I did. I do think that everything was wrapped up a little too neatly that things are never that uncomplicated in the real world. It was nice to pretend, though. I wish we got more Linus/Arthur moments. We got some and they were good, but I just wish we were shown the part of their relationship that is built not on the kids, even though that is very cute. I also haven’t laughed out loud that much to a book in a while. I love Chauncey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Colonisation

evilo_reads's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

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You know the book is good when you sob for the last 50 pages

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting

miagic_tome's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad slow-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

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God did I need a read like this. It’s been a hard time to exist the past few months. It was so hopeful and light at times I found myself gazing adoringly at the pages much like I’d expect Arthur to do. 

The complexities of this book feel like a mirror to many of the difficulties we’re facing today in the world (especially the US) and I found the sense of community and togetherness in this story inspiring. Will add this book to my pile of “in case of the Bad Times™ : Break Glass” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child abuse, Hate crime

Minor: Confinement, Death, Death of parent

maxgoatcher's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Xenophobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Colonisation

Minor: Vomit

cj13's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Genocide, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Racism, Blood, Death of parent

meggiecronin's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense 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

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I love these characters so dearly. I loved getting to spend more time in their world. While it can be oversweet at times, I needed the hope, especially fierce, loving hope in the face of bigotry and cruelty.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Death of parent

nulliusmomenti's review against another edition

4.5

emotional inspiring tense 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, Religious bigotry

Minor: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent

plantdonut's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, Classism