Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy

5 reviews

jakobvongunten's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Antisemitism, Suicide, Fatphobia, Racism, Domestic abuse, Incest, Ableism, and Excrement

calbehrendt's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Death, Racial slurs, Gore, and Infidelity

Minor: Rape and Suicide

lesliewilleford's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Antisemitism, Racial slurs, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Blood, Death, Gore, Domestic abuse, Murder, Homophobia, Alcohol, Police brutality, Violence, Cursing, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

reubs's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Goes hard but lots of content warnings. V different to chandler but I think it picks up from the style he was getting at in the long goodbye

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, Rape, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Murder, Torture, Violence, Gore, Misogyny, and Body horror

Probably the most gruesome crime novel I've ever read

zoeebone's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, and Incest