Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

7 reviews

nefarious_rat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

collection of short stories so character progression and such is difficult, but within each story the characters were distinct and never felt rushed, some of the stories were not to my taste but still very well written, favourites are, our lady of the quarry, the well, the lookout (particularly the characterisation of elina), where are you dear heart (grotesque and delicious my absolute favourite i keep re-reading it), and meat (a very close second favourite for the exact same reasons)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Addiction, Suicide, Child death, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Transphobia, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Police brutality, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abandonment, Cancer, Excrement, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Body horror, Cannibalism, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Vomit, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Misogyny, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Infidelity, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Outing, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Biphobia, Cancer, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Confinement

bookhails's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Transphobia

Moderate: Homophobia

denlia's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal death, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Excrement, Homophobia, Death, Drug use, Terminal illness, and Transphobia

bookmark3brodi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

A collection of short stories that encourage you to look beyond what you primarily see.

These stories are both fascinating and terrifying; the subject matter is truly powerful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Rape, Sexual content, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Trafficking, and Transphobia

merries's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Individual ratings:
Angelita Unearthed - 4 stars.
Our Lady of the Quarry - 4.5 stars.
The Cart - 3 stars.
The Well - 3.5 stars.
Rambla Triste - 3.5 stars.
The Lookout - 4 stars.
Where Are You, Dear Heart? - 5 stars.
Meat - 5 stars.
No Birthdays or Baptisms - 4 stars.
Kids Who Come Back - 4 stars.
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed - 5 stars.
Back When We Talked to the Dead - 4 stars.
Average Rating - 4 stars.
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A series of stories I can only describe as grotesque. The writer’s use of selfishness and gain through self-gratification throughout is an interesting analysis point. My 5 star stories are stories I could truly describe as “perfect”, but the anthology as a whole was enjoyable throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

angelnati's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Fatphobia, and Transphobia

invaderlinz's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

2.75

Some of the stories were good and spooky (and this cover is amazing), but I really couldn’t get past the fatphobia, homophobic and transphobic slurs that were strewn throughout the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Transphobia, Trafficking, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Rape, Homophobia, and Fatphobia