Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin

79 reviews

jp_riemersma's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual assault, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Death, Infidelity, Hate crime, Dysphoria, Biphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Rape, Transphobia, War, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Sexism, Gun violence, Gore, Genocide, Deadnaming, Cannibalism, Body horror, and Body shaming

jillaay_h's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Gun violence, Body horror, Hate crime, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Child death, Death, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Rape

teganbeesebooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Vomit, Body horror, Rape, Murder, Confinement, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Homophobia, Infertility, Medical content, Death, Blood, Dysphoria, War, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

rachelcg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.5

My only critique of this amazing book is that the switch between characters was particularly challenging to navigate and keep track of when listening as an audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Gore, Sexual assault, Cursing, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Death, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, War, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Body horror, Transphobia, Murder, Torture, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

noonanjohnc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abortion, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical content, Torture, Abandonment, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Deadnaming, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Sexism, Drug use, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Mental illness, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Confinement, Racism, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, War, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

bookynooknook's review

challenging dark funny sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Transphobia, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Rape, Lesbophobia, Animal death, Sexual assault, Gore, and Pregnancy

babayagareads's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.25

I don't think I'm going to make a habit of recommending this read. There are some jarring plot movements without transitional context. 

I'd also add that some of the quirks were a little too on the nose - like naming the ship the Galbraith. That would have been fine individually, but including that detail after specifically killing off Rowling in a side story was a little much. And I'm not a J.K. person either - it's more to say that one of those details would have been a more pure add to the plot and story, whereas both seems too pointed.

This book is definitely not for the weak-stomached.

I'm content with having read this piece, but it's not one that I'm going to recommend to others. If you're thinking of reading something that is going to make you uncomfortable, go ahead. 

The biggest content warning I've got is also a spoiler: very early in this book there is

one of the most graphic anal/yussy rape scenes I've ever encountered in a book or movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Suicide, Drug use, Car accident, Deadnaming, Rape, Confinement, Genocide, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Gun violence, Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gore, Terminal illness, Child death, Murder, Outing, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, War, Body shaming, Biphobia, Sexual assault, Death, Fatphobia, and Body horror

You want to feel uncomfortable? This book has it all!

izpalm's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

1.5

I appreciate the diversity, and honestly nothing else

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Homophobia, Death, Cursing, and Sexual content

Minor: Deadnaming

djvuuu's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Blood, Deadnaming, Fatphobia, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Ableism, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Body horror, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

chelbawamba's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Just wasn’t for me! The writing style and pace were confusing with massive time jumps that I didn’t realise had happened and had to keep going back and trying to find what I missed. There was also a lack of character and relationship development, with lots of new characters introduced towards the end. There are also constant explicit, rough sex scenes which isn’t a “bad” thing, just not my cup of tea.

I definitely see why there are people that love this book. I love a lot of weird gross unhinged horror books. Just not this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Biphobia, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Death, Rape, War, Body shaming, Drug use, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Self harm, Cancer, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Outing, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Child death, Excrement, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Slavery, Vomit, Alcoholism, Cursing, Dysphoria, Genocide, Gun violence, Medical content, and Toxic friendship