Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

48 reviews

baileycowen's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad 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

4.0

This book really surprised me in a good way. At first, the main character felt shallow and selfish (she was written to be that way in some ways). The chaos and fervor of youth is so clear, and the journey to finding what is right for you. The reckoning with your past and your present, and holding fast to people you love is so good. I loved the audiobook, and really just loved the whole story. Would recommend looking up trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Infidelity, and Abortion

Moderate: Grief, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Homophobia

ajstremke's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

bookishstevie's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Homophobia

danajoy's review against another edition

emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Mental illness, Medical content, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicide and Homophobia

bethantg's review

medium-paced

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

3.0

Definitely has friendship and relationships at its heart, with some interesting discussions about the grey areas of these relationships. My favourite aspect of this was the focus on how different people express their care for one another in unconventional ways, or how their struggle to show it at all. But for a character-focused book, the protagonist is massively lacking. She is only really defined by her actions, which she’s often unhappy with, but offers no introspection into these actions other than “I did a bad thing and I feel bad about it.” She also does nothing to rectify these mistakes or grow from them — if they’re resolved, it’s a matter of chance or another character’s decision.

(Carey for the former and Deenie for the latter.)

Her older self is not a character at all, more of a vessel that the story happens to.
Despite this gripe, this is well-written and an interesting coming-of-age story that just unfortunately didn’t really resonate with me on many points.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Abortion, Cancer, and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia and Infertility

murderousscottishgremlin's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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

4.25

This book feels like the literary child of Taylor Jenkins Reid and Sally Rooney. I like O’Donoghue’s writing style. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Miscarriage

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Homophobia

lexim's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity, Death of parent, Body shaming, and Homophobia

sharu901's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia

barbarella85's review against another edition

funny inspiring reflective

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Infertility, Abortion, Homophobia, Biphobia, and Sexual content

kirstenw13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

So good, so sweet. There were twists, there were turns. There were besties and their woes. A great book about friendship, what love can mean, the publishing industry and abortion access in Ireland in the early 2010s. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Cursing, Terminal illness, Blood, Alcohol, Homophobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Medical content, Drug use, Vomit, and Infertility