Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

40 reviews

kaiden511's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Slavery, Racism, Torture, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Murder, Misogyny, and Hate crime

Minor: Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Excrement, Sexual violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

cantfindmybookmark's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Violence, War, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, and Racism

Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Addiction

madradstarchild's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Misogyny, War, Violence, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Excrement, Blood, Sexual content, Hate crime, Child abuse, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, and Homophobia

galexy_brain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Murder, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, Confinement, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Classism, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Vomit, Xenophobia, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and War

Minor: Alcohol, Racial slurs, Suicide, Infertility, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Bullying, Gun violence, and Homophobia

seanml's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

This is perfection. Yaa Gyasi had an idea and executed it immaculately. There isn’t much more to say for this one. It is a complex story told with such confidence and purpose that its messages cut through clear and uninhibited. 10/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Cannibalism, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Dysphoria, and Stalking

hot_water's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Murder, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Torture, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Xenophobia, War, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia, Addiction, and Drug abuse

jeanniea's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

Such a well-written book. The writing is unbelievably good. The stories, the characters, the storytelling format. How everything ties together. Absolutely incredible. I'm at a loss for words.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, and War

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Child death, Confinement, Excrement, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Drug use

beatriks's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Based on the other reviews, it’s probably either a love or hate relationship with the book.

I loved the book, I learned a lot and I do think the short chapters work. In my opinion, Yaa Guasi is able to knit all stories together beautifully, and she succeeds in drawing layered characters in just a few moments of their lives. I found it fascinating she made it possible to learn so much, gain empathy for so many people in a relatively short book. This could easily have had 200 extra pages. I don’t miss them, but I would have enjoyed to read them. That’s  why I won’t give a full 5 star-rating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Slavery, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Homophobia and Xenophobia

winter_b's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Intergenerational trauma beautifuly handled in this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, War, Slavery, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Homophobia

grayscale08's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Racial slurs, and Slavery

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Gun violence, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Infidelity, Outing, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Vomit