Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Pulp by Robin Talley

5 reviews

mattyb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexism, Outing, Lesbophobia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Hate crime, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Gaslighting

Minor: Car accident

cayrivvers's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Infidelity

the_true_monroe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

I did not expect this book to be so rooted in history, but it made sense once I realized the same author wrote Music From Another World. That one takes place in 1970s California and this book goes between the 1950s and 2017 in Washington DC. They are both queer historical fiction which combines two genres I love. And this book taught me so much I should have learned about sooner such as the Lavender Scare and about lesbian pulp fiction novels. I actually only ever heard them referenced in Fun Home (The Musical) but I never actually looked into them- and thanks to this book I am super intrigued and need to check some out. There were some storylines in the book that I felt deserved more attention or followup, not even in terms of resolution but for consistency with the pace and flow of the novel. Some things I felt like there was not enough information provided and that we were supposed to find out more before the book ended. I do want to continue reading this author though for sure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Car accident, Racial slurs, Violence, Death, and Medical content

Minor: Infidelity, Transphobia, and Grief

quinn_eats_rocks's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Car accident, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide

atomicbritt's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Minor: Car accident