Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

4 reviews

mmechouette's review against another edition

Wasn't totally into the premise, but mainly couldn't deal with the horrible characters and all the sexism/unpleasant portrayal of sex. I felt like all the rapey-ness and gross sexism + strong homophobia vibes were going unchallenged: I know it's Atwood so of course I know she's writing to expose or mock those kinds of perspectives but honestly I need to feel that underpinning critique within the novel itself rather than trusting that the author's heart is in the right place. After struggling for a while I dropped it upon reading 'slut' far too many times in Stan's inner monologue.  I feel like I need a palette cleanser! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Homophobia

eli99's review

dark tense 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? Yes

2.0

This book was just weird. It's not the sex stuff that was weird. I don't mind weird sex stuff. It's that the dystopia didn't seem realistic. At the same time, parts felt boring. Parts of the world haven't changed, yet parts are so different. 

At the end, it tries to wrap things up, but it doesn't feel successful. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Classism, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Death, Sexism, and Medical trauma

Minor: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Homophobia

quixie's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

This novel had a great start then half way through it started to lose my interest and the last 3rd was a drag. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Murder, and Misogyny

Minor: Trafficking, Homophobia, Addiction, and Pedophilia

j_boehnke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia