Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

30 reviews

kerrence30's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Short but well rounded. Sad, complex, intriguing, hard.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Physical abuse

moonbeamdmercutio's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

Annie Proulx is going to hell for writing this. Not because it's gay, but because it absolutely ruined my life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Hate crime and Homophobia

Minor: Vomit, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

lucyatoz's review

challenging emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death, Hate crime, Violence, and Sexual content

peggy_racham's review against another edition

4.5

I dont know who I was before this book and movie

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Grief, and Homophobia

chimichannika's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

I haven’t seen the movie but decided to read this book this year and am so glad I did. Two rural, low-income queer men find connection and love in one another, and are drawn to each other over the years but because of society cannot be together. Brokeback Mountain is a series of short and poignant snapshots throughout their lives with many things unsaid between them and in the narrative, but in a way that works, both from a storytelling perspective and to mirror their own relationship. At times it has beautiful moments of prose and at times is raw and gritty. In only 55 pages Proulx tells a lifelong story of compelling, heartbreaking love. It’s emotive and incredibly sad and definitely worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Biphobia, Excrement, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Child abuse, and Homophobia

hiashleynine's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Homophobia

Minor: Child abuse

natalcia303's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Car accident

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Cursing, Classism, Hate crime, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Murder, and Outing

Minor: Animal death, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

akane_readsyt's review

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Cursing, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, Grief, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Misogyny, and Sexism

66brookeb's review

emotional sad medium-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? N/A

4.0

I honestly didn’t intent to ever read this book, and i had bought it because i needed to spend a couple extra dollars to get free shipping(literally always something i do)
but i was very pleasantly surprised. I adore the movie and i’ve watched it multiple times, and reading the book was just like watching the movie, except speeding through it at full speed. 
I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is interested in the topic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Grief, and Hate crime