Reviews with content warning for Homophobia - Paper Girls, Vol. 1

Didn’t even get past the first few pages because of the blatant homophobia. I get it’s set in the eighties but you don’t have to introduce your main character with her calling someone the F slur. I don’t care if someone in here is canonically queer, this was an immediate turn off.

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sundayfever's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
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

Wild and not what I was expecting. Interesting. 80s, dinosaurs, aliens, much more. Would consider reading the next one. One of the characters is unnecessarily homophobic.

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monique_08's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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bookishfoxes's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

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

1.25

What the fuck was this?

Warning: this book (not this review) contrains the homophobic f-slur said by a main character. Casually and with no consequences. Idc that it fits the time.

No idea why it is labeled lgbtq+ on storygraph.

There is one gay character that gets killed off quickly.

And one of the main character is openly homophobic. The constant swearing in this is a big turn-off for me. I normally don't mind but it got so annoying. None of the characters were likable and I have no clue what the fuck is going on.

At least the art was good, but that's it.

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