Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

The Terror by Dan Simmons

32 reviews

anjalirenee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

slow paced is an understatement please heed my warning. the pace picks up mmmmm around page 350 (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). pretty good although TONS of unnecessary detail about the minutae of ice formations, ship layouts, and wayfinding. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Racism, Suicide, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Animal death

Moderate: Cannibalism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Minor: Pedophilia and Pregnancy

perfectcupoftea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Cannibalism, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Classism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Animal death, Blood, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Confinement, Racial slurs, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

meminger's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

is the ending bullshit? yes. am i compelled by these scurvy-ridden bastards and their doomed arctic voyage? unfortunately also yes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Torture, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

albon's review

• 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Cannibalism, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia

doriangaymer's review against another edition

Got tired of the horrible characters. Well-written though they were, they were horrible people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Racism

sarahgruenewald's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This book may have been one of the most violent and depressing books I've ever read ... And written so well it stands above as a new favorite. Five stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Terminal illness, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Body horror, Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Gore, Homophobia, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Colonisation, Classism, Antisemitism, and Pregnancy

paulken's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Blood, Gore, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Cannibalism, Homophobia, Murder, and Suicide

keenanmaree's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Body horror, Murder, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Death, Medical content, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

sarah984's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

There are some great scares here, and some really well done character moments. Overall though, this book is too long (so many things are repeated unnecessarily), every woman is written really badly (but hey, at least

the author makes it clear that Big Tits survived!

) and the ending was terrible. I don't regret reading it but it's hard to recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Colonisation, Torture, Gore, Toxic relationship, Classism, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

Minor: Abandonment, Excrement, Incest, Pregnancy, and Vomit

holybleed's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Cannibalism, and Racism