Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

86 reviews

morrie2020's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The plot was reasonably predictable, and occasionally felt overbearing in its use of a love triangle. Occasionally the plot also seemed to open up plot lines that would've been fascinating to follow but were never expanded upon, but rather skipped through with time jumps.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual content and Racism

Minor: Death

jeleigh16's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wanted to absolutely love this book. I enjoyed it, but there were things about it that kept me from giving this 5 stars. The main issue I found was the consent issue. There was more than one character forcing themselves on another character in the name of teenage lust. If the book didn't have that element or they'd more strongly communicated about that difficulty in their relationships, I would have had an easier time with it. The representation of various experiences of these teens during the late 80s/early 90s in NYC during the AIDS epidemic was well done though and the ending does bring the themes together nicely. It certainly showcased what it means to learn to be a part of this thing we call community.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Terminal illness

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Excrement, Homophobia, Infidelity, Death, Death of parent, Bullying, Cancer, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Hate crime, Chronic illness, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, Grief, Outing, Medical content, and Racism

Minor: Gun violence

bbri's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Would never have finished this if not assigned for book club, but it ended up being kinda good 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Terminal illness

Minor: Fatphobia

riv_erb's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual content, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Racism and War

jennafur's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

What a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

calamitywindpetal's review

emotional informative reflective sad slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Racism

jada1_5's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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? Yes

3.25

Let's start with the things I liked. The character felt realistic, facing real challenges and facing them like real people; the writing was beautiful and not annoying all the time... but still. It did get me to cry, so extra points. Now, let's get to the not-so-good part. I don't think this book got into how annoying Art was even before and after fixing his relationship with Judy like he made his problems everyone else's problem. The scene with Reza and him at the movies was something else. Like imagine talking to and over someone you say you love like that and how his gayness trumped everything that was a problem in this book like people dying, the also rudeness of wanting Reza to have sex with him without thinking about Reza's true feelings about it was actually disgusting. If you can look past some of the things with Art and see him from Reza and Judy's point of view, it gets better. And let's be honest; there are better LGBTQ+ books. Just read some more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Fatphobia

nat_montego's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Death

Minor: Sexual content, Grief, Terminal illness, and Homophobia

belou's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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: Homophobia

hope_is_reading's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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: Death and Homophobia

Moderate: Terminal illness, Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts