Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Fifteen Hundred Miles from the Sun by Jonny Garza Villa

93 reviews

kaydawn's review against another edition

5.0

The appropriate amount of whataburger love and in n out hate (in n out is trash). Single POV. Super cute and it is a romance though it’s long distance so not a ton of face to face interactions. A coming out and coming of age story. He does out himself to his friends but not truly on purpose and then he is outed to his dad without his consent. There are some rough parts of his story but overall it was so cute and fun and emotional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing and Homophobia

Moderate: Child abuse

colorcrystals's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

The only word that even comes close to describing this novel is…beautiful. This was an absolutely stunning, beautiful debut novel filled with joy, pain, and love. There were moments where I cried. There were moments where I literally laughed out loud. There was a moment where I was so happy that I made a weird sound that made my own partner genuinely concerned for my wellbeing and sanity. This was just beautiful. The characters, the story, the writing, all of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

24carrotgay's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

aristotle & dante discover the secrets of the universe meets we are the ants!! this book made a habit of ripping my heart apart and then putting it back together. while a good bit of the story is lighthearted, it was much more intense and emotional than i expected. i loved every second though.

the imagery of the sun and moon, mat and luna, was EVERYTHING!!

this book is an instant fav!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Physical abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

adrianas65's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Outing, Homophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Hate crime

minyoonhwi'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Hate crime

pointeshoebookworm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Sexual content

mel_muses's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Bullying and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

fran_samuels's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual content

jessoehrlein's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

 Love the friend group here and that they are so far from perfect. Also that there are some folks who flit in and out and some questions about the group that aren't fully resolved.

Also much love for Xo and Jules's abuelo and for all of Mat's family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Emotional abuse

tbr_withmaya's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

I cried reading this. It was very honest in its representation of what it’s really like to come out. It’s no Simon Versus the Homosapien Agenda, but it’s not meant to be. It’s meant for the children of color, the children of religious family, and for the children who may have lost a parent along the way to finding who they are.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Violence