Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

42 reviews

marianneiriss's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Terminal illness, Vomit, Stalking, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

sarahaf712's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Classism

m_h_t's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.25

Quite entertaining, nothing to special. But you wil definitely fall for the characters, and get sucked in the story. It’s a really nice lovable romance, perfect for when you’re in a reading slump

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Classism

quietmarki's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Classism

sharebear431's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment

Minor: Stalking, Alcohol, and Classism

onestephatatime's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Abandonment

Minor: Medical content and Classism

criticalbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and Classism

kdailyreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Cursing, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Misogyny and Violence

skudiklier's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.75

I loved this! I'm autistic and I've never read a more relatable romance novel. I sped through this and the audiobook I listened to was great. 

The only reason I didn't give this five stars is that some of their miscommunication near the end really bothered me--

I mean come on Michael once you realized you both had feelings for each other why not tell her directly. Sending her flowers and asking her out over and over after breaking up with her?? Come on.

But overall I loved everything about this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexual content, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

Minor: Racism

bisexualwentworth's review against another edition

3.5

Well, contemporary romance and I have had a good run. I’ve mostly been good at picking the books in this genre that I’m actually going to like. And I really wanted to like this one too, but my feelings about it are pretty conflicted.

I did love the characters, especially Michael. Okay, mostly Michael. All of his internal conflicts are totally ridiculous, but they feel real. HE feels real. His family is written in a really lovely way. I adored his mother and grandmother and sisters from their first introduction, and if I read the other books in the series, it will definitely be to see more of that family.

My feelings about Stella are more complicated. The writing of her autism is really sensitive and thoughtful, which makes sense because Helen Hoang is also autistic. And I think this book tackles internalized ableism in a refreshing way. But Stella is SO rich and SO privileged and SO invested in capitalism and also SO straight that it was really hard for me to care about her as much as I wanted to.

This book as a whole is one of the most aggressively heterosexual things I’ve ever read. The whole underwear thing made me cringe multiple times. And that’s a personal thing! Many readers would find that aspect of the story sweet and endearing, but it was all too gendered and too California capitalist for me to really care as much as I would have liked.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Classism