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The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

43 reviews

236girls's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

THISSSSS IS WHAT YA IS ALL ABOUT!!!!! teen drama about crushes, promposals, feeling uncomfortable in your own skin, monologues on how your parents make you uncomfortable and how you love them anyway, BEING A MINORITY, PUNCHING PEOPLE!!! it's contemporary ya excellence: every issue was handled realistically and honestly, depression, the lesbian and bi issues, shouldering too many responsibilities for your age, the fighting the system!!! this was soooo heartwarming and so FUNNY to read. will be looking forward to what sonora reyes comes up with next ^^

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Religious bigotry, Outing, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Police brutality

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide attempt, and Deportation

jeonhikari's review

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Racial slurs, Homophobia, and Racism

charlie1995's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Toxic friendship, Outing, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child abuse

imjustbeinghumble's review

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Homophobia, Mental illness, Outing, Bullying, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Toxic friendship

violetgarden's review

adventurous 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Deportation, Mental illness, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol

ziemia_do_nany's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, Hate crime, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

abrachmann's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

I cannot begin to summarize the love I harbor within my heart for Yamilet! I wept, and laughed, and cheered along with Yami, every step of the way.

Sonora Reyes has so accurately captured the feelings and experiences of being young and queer. As someone who grew up queer, and not white, in a Catholic school, this book resonates with me on a spiritual (lol) level. I felt like the small queer child living inside of me was genuinely nurtured and held by this story. If I could personally thank them for writing this book, I would. 

Truly, this is a story I would love to share with my kids some day.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Biphobia, and Racism

Minor: Deportation

casually_booking's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.25

The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School was so good. The cast of characters was dynamic and the setting of catholic school really brought to the forefront discussions on race, class, immigration status, religion, sexuality, and sexual orientation. Very intersectional. As someone who transferred to Catholic school for a few years, many of Yamilet’s experience rang true for me as a Person of Color. I absolutely loved Bo, and as a transracial adoptee, I see myself reflected in her. The conversations she had about embracing her culture on her terms really resonated and the author wrote these sections very well. My only critique of the book was that it felt a little long, but it had a big pay off in the end. I found myself laughing and crying throughout the book.  There was some gutting parts. Yami, Bo, and Cesar’s experiences as queer teens of Color truly demonstrated the uniqueness of everyone’s journey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Suicide, Outing, Homophobia, Sexism, Grief, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Bullying, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

booksdogsandcoffee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

WHY AREN’T MORE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THIS BOOK!??

Yamilet is forced to a new school to help her younger brother who is always getting in trouble, and also after being outted by her best friend. Being Mexican at an all catholic school isn’t easy, but being Mexican and queer is even harder. 

At her new school Yami is determined to stay in the closet at this school, but one of her new friends Bo is making it extremely hard for her to stay there. 

This book is so profound and talks about so many topics in a beautiful way. It dissects the inter workings of homophobia in the Mexican community and families. Breaks down and discusses hard topics like immigration, abortions, gay marriage, suicide, family pressure(felt very Louisa from encanto at times and it was amazing) in a way that it isn’t the main topics of the books. But is handled so well. 

Lesbinana’s Guide to Catholic School is an absolute must read. I loved every thing about this book and the audiobook was phenomenal. 

Cw
Racism
Suicidal attempt
Homophobia 
Biphobia
Lesbiphobia
Religious bigotry
Outing
Bullying 
Mental illness
Classism
Deportation
Toxic friendship

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Deportation

mirroaoror's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs