Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney

17 reviews

booksandteatime's review

adventurous challenging inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Police brutality, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

mxlou's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

Absolutely loved this work

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Bullying, Police brutality, Gun violence, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Lesbophobia, Medical content, and Sexual assault

megnut'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

5.0

I loved seeing her become more than a hero, but an inspiration to others. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Sexism, Misogyny, and Police brutality

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Violence, Body shaming, Classism, and Lesbophobia

e_liz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This is for the super hero and haters alike! Even though Nubia is a super, she’s also just a teenage girl and in that is she incredibly relatable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Bullying, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Blood, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Medical content, Death, Homophobia, and Child death

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Sexual violence

knockoffrainbow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racism, Blood, Sexism, Child death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Body shaming, Blood, Medical content, and Murder

whatisjordyreading's review against another edition

i won't give this book a star rating (not yet anyway). it's illustrated beautifully but the content.......whew. it's triggering. this book should come w/ a trigger warning or a content warning-- something!
this book's content hits too close to home for me to enjoy it. art style & colours are gorgeous tho.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, and Gun violence

TW: racially-motivated violence towards Black people; domestic violence; language suggesting DV; racist language; homophobic language; gun violence; police presence; police brutality/police interacting violently with Black kids (multiple times).

jaz_gets_literary's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Racism, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

fejreads's review against another edition

challenging inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

so cute!! definitely keeping up with l.l mckinney after this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Police brutality

Moderate: Racism, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

rubybastille's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

4.0

I’m glad the character of Nubia is getting a modern, relevant reboot like this. It doesn’t shy away from the struggles real teens deal with, and while it gets really intense really quickly (a shooting at a protest followed almost immediately by a school shooting), it serves to help Nubia decide who she’s giving to be as a person and as a superhero.

There were some things about the ending I didn’t love though. Wayland’s  

jump from rich asshole racist to school shooter felt unrealistic given the profiles of typical school shooters (three words I can’t believe exist to write).

 I would have preferred seeing Wayland representing the evils embedded in our institutions along with a character representing a more 4chan-ish racist to illustrate the scope of the problem and all its facets. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, and Racism

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Alcohol

lapis's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Nearly cried reading this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gun violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Sexual violence, and Mass/school shootings

Lesbophobia: I don't know if it actually matters, but in case it does, Nubia is not a lesbian, she just gets bigotry based on assumptions. That's sort of the point of the book.