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The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

167 reviews

gracedunne's review

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Deportation

Minor: Cursing, Racism, and Alcohol

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful fast-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

4.5

 - THE LESBIANA’S GUIDE TO CATHOLIC SCHOOL deserves all the praise I’ve seen for it. Everything you’ve heard is right - it’s funny and sad and so wonderful.
- Yamilet is a great character with a unique voice, and you will root for her even when she’s making mistakes.
- Nearly everyone makes mistakes - both big and small - in this book, and that’s part of what makes it great. Everyone is just trying to get through all the hard things happening to them, and no one is doing it perfectly but they figure out how to love each other regardless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Deportation

mimiisbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.25

A good read, I enjoyed most pages. There were a few glaring issues with the book with outdated memes and the pacing being a bit random. The ending is sweet and I think I might read again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Bullying and Racism

Minor: Transphobia and Vomit

agwood32's review

emotional funny hopeful fast-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: Bullying and Homophobia

Moderate: Racism, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Deportation

Minor: Police brutality and Toxic friendship

tmchopra's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Deportation

boop123's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective tense 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? Yes

5.0

 

Straight up five stars. And yes I’m being biased solely because this was me back in junior high.

I loved the sentiments surrounding the timeline on coming out. No one should feel obligated to tell everyone they’re queer and I’m glad this book emphasized that because it is incredibly difficult to come out when the stakes are high, in this case, religious environments. I also loved how the author tackled the relationship between religion and sexual identity because how can one truly have a personal relationship with God (or any other religion) when the scriptures tell them they’re an abomination? I truly resonate with what Yamilet was going through. How she is already panning out her future if ever she was to come out, the money that she has to save if they don’t accept her, having to convince everyone else she’s straight, her sentiments around Catholicism and her sexuality, and how she can’t fully say the word “lesbian” without feeling squirmy like…. this was literally me 😭 

Even though i knew that she was gonna come out and everything would work out because almost all YA queer books, especially ones taking place in high school, end that way, it was nice to read a book like this because she got her happy ending. And we all know there are still people like me who are still stuck in those circumstances knowing the risks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Homophobia, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Outing

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Deportation

alyceno's review

funny hopeful fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

yasora's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt

literarychingona's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Deportation

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, and Suicidal thoughts

kateyhb's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense fast-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

It’s been a while since I’ve loved a YA book this much. It is a peeve of mine when YA books present content in a way that is outside of the maturity level of the intended audience. Reyes tackles so many important themes in such a tactful way that is accessible to young adults. She does not infantilize the reader by shying away from heavy topics, but rather addresses these topics in a way that feels relateable to the perspectives of young adults. Nuanced portrayals of racism, class disparity, adoption, bullying, suicidal ideation, and homophobia, all brilliantly written into one book. I wish I had this queer little book during my adolescence.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Suicide attempt, and Classism