Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

220 reviews

nat_kiverse's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Car accident, Grief, Homophobia, Rape, and Suicide

mazzoccatoadele's review

emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

someone cooked here

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Pedophilia, Homophobia, Murder, and Suicide

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

I have seen that this book continues to be popular, and I wanted to try it for myself. I adored the characters and the writing. I thought the book was paced well, but there were a few threads that were started and never went anywhere. For example:

Walter's crush on Harriet and Elizabeth's participation in the rowing team after her pregnancy

. I also felt that, although it was in character for Elizabeth to be antiracist because she finds racism and all other forms of bigotry to be illogical, there are no Black characters or other characters of color in the book. Finally, the author employs some words turns of phrase that were definitely not used in the 1950s/1960s: e.g. "fast forward to now."

Even with all these caveats, I enjoyed the book very much, and I would highly recommend it. The author does an excellent job of showing how structural sexism harms all of society, not just women. The tragedies in the book feel very complex and human.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Vomit, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Sexual assault, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Cursing

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Blood, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Outing, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Suicide, and Abandonment

Minor: Slavery, Sexual content, Gun violence, War, and Animal cruelty

laurenbaggy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Death, Pregnancy, and Car accident

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Outing, Grief, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Violence

nwood1121's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, Suicide, Body shaming, Car accident, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Homophobia, Fatphobia, and Police brutality

josoko's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Grief, Sexism, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Car accident, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism

anabellasr's review

emotional 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? Yes

3.75

elizabeth was intolerable at times but so is being treated as inferior.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Rape, Death, and Sexism

batam's review against another edition

A no from me. Who said this is a funny book? Why is this a goods read award book? 
I am 60 Pages in and there were already scenes and mentions (it‘s so sketchy) in it, i think are more important and in need of a thorough discussion than mentioning it, wirhdraw emotionally and here we go again… 
The rape scene was described and disgusting and that was it, she withdrew from it, shuttered some time and here she goes again. Avoidant tactics? I don’t know. It didn’t sit well with me. 
Her brothers death wasn‘t further described in the contrary… just mentioned it to her boyfried and that was it. 
Her issues or Women’s issues were there from the start and when i think about it that it will continue like this for 330 more pages? No, thank you. I know these topics are important to talk about but it sounded like a soppy woman… 
Than the chemical descriptions and mentionings and whatnot… ufff… 
When they called the dog to watch another dog in TV i was so out of here. 
They were so bourgeois, sleek, white people, with a dog, a white fence, a bungalow (already payed of course)… 60 pages in and i‘m already rambling about it… must be a good book in the end… just not for me… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Minor: Homophobia and Suicide

emray14's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Elizabeth was a self centered, egotistical woman who genuinely seemed to have no care for the way in which her actions might affect those she cares about. Elizabeth continuously bashes stay at home moms and women in non-science fields, which is contradictory to her insistence that women can be anything (just so long as she approves). The book  gives just two sentences to racism and one sentence to homophobia. Her weird ass comparison of her interest in science to her dead brother’s queerness wholly misses the mark. 

The sweet moments were sweet and the sad moments were sad. When it wants to be emotional, it succeeds beautifully. The format was fun to read, what with all the changing povs, but the graphic sexual assault scene and Elizabeth’s selfishness kept this could-be fantastic book from reaching 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Homophobia, Child abuse, Racism, Pregnancy, and Domestic abuse

emamazee's review

hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Minor: Car accident, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Rape, and Death of parent