Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix by Anna-Marie McLemore

6 reviews

mirandyli's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a cute retelling of the Great Gatsby with queer and trans main characters. Sort of slow at times and not as good as the other books in this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Racism, War, Classism, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Sexism, Racial slurs, and Lesbophobia

dannothedino's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Racism, Misogyny, Classism, Murder, Alcohol, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racial slurs, Death, Cursing, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Drug use, Dysphoria, and Colonisation

nefariousbee's review against another edition

emotional relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Racism, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Moderate: Homophobia and Gun violence

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Homophobia, Gun violence, Transphobia, Gaslighting, and War

katebrownreads's review

emotional lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Sexism

patricktreads's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a great retelling of gatsby. I really appreciated the quite literal look at “self made boys” and how that and the background of the characters gave a lot to the story. I also really appreciated the authors content warnings and the context notes as both helped the reader with some of the topics discussed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Classism, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Transphobia