Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Madam by Phoebe Wynne

22 reviews

ajay913's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Child abuse, Stalking, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Racism, Suicide, Child death, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Trafficking, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

a1exander's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexism

Moderate: Pedophilia, Bullying, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Suicide, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Abortion, Body shaming, and Death of parent

neighborhoodkat's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Abortion, and Body shaming

shinysarah28's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Classism, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, and Child abuse

Minor: Body shaming and Racism

hollydunndesign's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Misogyny, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Lesbophobia

megelizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

This book does subtle, slow-building creepiness really, really well. It's unsettling right from the start, but it takes a while for things to fall into place, and I didn't see the ending coming at all and felt like I'd been hit by a truck. There's a lot of really great commentary and I definitely think this book does a good job of highlighting the insidiousness of misogyny and specifically male power within elite institutions. I did feel at times that the points being made or the main character's reactions to things happening didn't quite go far enough, and the 'truth' behind the school didn't go in the direction I expected it to and that sort of spun me out a bit, but as I said, the ending hit me like a truck and I did feel as if overall this book was really well-done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Death, Suicide, Child death, Rape, and Child abuse

Moderate: Homophobia and Racism

Minor: Incest and Abortion

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Sexual content, Homophobia, Death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Confinement, Abortion, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent

abbiemreads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Bullying, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, and Gaslighting

aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Stalking, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Classism, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Child death, Sexism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Body shaming and Abortion

voxelbee's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Suicide, Child abuse, Classism, Death, and Gaslighting

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Medical content, and Mental illness