Reviews tagging 'Biphobia'

American Rapture by CJ Leede

5 reviews

thegayestghost's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Biphobia, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

essjay's review against another edition

3.5

Whew. Probably should have checked the CWs before starting this? Would recommend that you do, if you're considering reading this.

I spent a whole lot of time while I was reading  trying to figure out if I even liked it, and I still don't have an answer. Kinda loved the last sentence, though, which was actually what I'd been wanting the whole book but didn't dare hope for. Probably going to bump Maeve Fly up my TBR now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

vixenreader's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

Although there are one too many plot points that could have been trimmed, and some characterization could have been explored more, this novel is a beautiful testament to breaking out of self-loathing mindsets (especially in dogma), and learning to survive in a scary world while embracing your authentic self and chosen family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

Minor: Biphobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, and Abortion

Be aware that this text features religion used for bigotry and cruelty, self-righteousness in religion, dog attacks, attempted rape, ravishing zombies, the apocalypse, being forced out of your comfort zone, disowning a child, separation of siblings, post-traumatic stress disorder, and intense lust/desire.

another_dahlia's review

dark tense medium-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? Yes

2.5

First off, I really liked the concept of this book. It needs work, but it is a wonderful concept. Secondly, I appreciate the book's exploration of Wisconsin. It seems like the author really cared about this place and the novel acts as a love letter to the state. I really liked the use of real locations in this novel.

Third of all, PTSD and sensory experiences are very much a part of this book. I think the author paid good attention to these topics and gave them the respect they deserve.

This book is an amazing example of tell, don't show. Things seem to happen for the sake of convenience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Rape, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Bullying, Cancer, and Excrement

takecoverbooks's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

American Rapture is a LOT. It’s well-written and packs a punch when it needs to, but at times its repetitiveness (which is warranted given the religious questions at the book’s heart) muddles its message and stops the plot in its tracks. It’s a taxing read, but if you’re willing to follow it, check it out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic