Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips

3 reviews

scifi_rat's review

reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Child abuse, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Ableism, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Death, and Infidelity

lilifane's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-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

5.0

I can't believe I only read this book because I needed one with "earth" in the title that was preferably short and had a blue cover. Because it is now one of my favorite reads this year, for sure.

I loved this. The setting on the Kamchatka peninsula with its nature and weather descriptions, the short insights into different girls' and women's lives, the common thread of two missing girls connecting every story/POV in one way or another, the other common thread of loss in general, the beautiful writing. I could go on like this forever. It's my favorite kind of novel. 

I loved all chapters (except one, which had a trigger for me, so I just skimmed it) and obviously wished they were longer and had more answers. I got attached to so many characters that were mostly never mentioned again. But the way the book was constructed worked perfectly well for me, so I made up my own head canon for the details we never got. And then the last two chapters made an emotional wreck of me. So, in conclusion, this was a perfect book for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Colonisation and Mental illness

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, and Cancer

theasdertt's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty