Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud

86 reviews

rockpools's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Homophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Suicide attempt

moonchildjuli's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Medical content, and Bullying

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia

ludivinev's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism

alenezela99's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, and Self harm

anniclls's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, and Domestic abuse

bill_muganda's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective slow-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

3.75

Such a wholesome story of found family, unconventional relationships. Set in Trinidad but later venturing to New York, we follow Three perspectives: Betty ( a widowed young mother), Mr. Chetan ( A closeted primary school teacher), Solo ( Betty's only son)
The death of Betty's abusive husband paves the path for Mr. Chetan to enter Betty and Solo's lives, and they slowly form such a strong bond and open up about their intimate secrets. We see them morph together as they occupy this unorthodox dynamic.

The writing won't blow you away, I'd recommend the audiobook narrated by the author, infused with warmth from the Trini accent, and you'll find yourself chuckling at the shenanigan. At some point, the story dragged and lost its rhythm, the case with books that shift perspectives you'll prefer some to others. I still had a lovely time with these characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Hate crime, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

uncle_shai's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-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

I enjoyed the characters, the descriptions of cooking, the deep way that non-familial friendship is explored, the description of life in Trinidad and those who leave Trinidad for New York. I listened to the audio book read by the author; I loved listening to the cadence as well as different turns of phrase whose origins are from Trinidad. The author tells the story of the 3 characters via first person chapters of each of the characters. An omniscient narrator would have been better in my opinion. I kept asking to myself, "Who are they talking to?"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Homophobia

Minor: Violence

paperknotbooks's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia

bexh's review against another edition

emotional funny sad slow-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Domestic abuse

radfordmanor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt