Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

242 reviews

alreadsbooks's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

the only thing im upset about is how long it took me to read this book. such an actually incredible story about queerness, embracing culture, coming into your own identity and exploring the hardships life brings especially to those in minority communities. 100/10 recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Deportation

Minor: Blood

atreegrowsinbooks's review against another edition

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

5.0

Ahh I loved this so much! There were so many funny lines that had me laughing out loud and smiling. I adore books that make me so that. 

Yamilet (Yami) is so funny and someone I wish I could have been friends with in high school. She deals with so much, and holds a lot of her worries in for most of the book. Her character and struggles are very relatable. I loved all the main characters in this book and I thought it was refreshing to see each character have their own struggles to deal with. I laughed and cried throughout this book. Fantastic writing, will for sure be reading more from Reyes. I thought their humor and fully realized characters were awesome. Also the narrator is fantastic in this too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Outing

Minor: Bullying and Deportation

miss_vonnegut's review

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. It does deal with topics like coming out, racism, homophobia, depression, etc, but it handles them with care and doesn't do it to an extreme extent. I feel like, while it could be triggering for some, it could also potentially be healing once someone's in a place where they're ready for that. All the characters were fantastic and I loved them all so much. I won't say much, but it does end in a good place. If you're concerned about the content warnings and want some spoilers in relation to those, here you go:

One of the main character's parents turns out to be homophobic but the other doesn't. Both siblings are doing well at the end. I found the way the non-homophobic parent reacted to the kids coming out was very lovely and heartwarming. In general, some slurs are used, there's homophobic school bullying, and internalized homophobia is discussed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Deportation

Minor: Racial slurs and Police brutality

marsueand's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, and Deportation

Minor: Mental illness and Classism

lesliermonk's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Deportation

dcdc's review

emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Forced institutionalization

cats_and_rabbits's review

emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

4.75

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and its twists and turns.  I began to feel so attached to both siblings and each of their journeys, and felt wistful when I completed the book. I am hoping for a spinoff that features the narrator’s brother.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Toxic friendship

alyal's review

adventurous 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

5.0

I loved this book, the characters and the way the author writes the character, even the small ones, is so realistic and authentic.

I was just kind of sad that her mom ended up accepting her and her brother

but that's only because it doesn't line up with my life experience, which is something I shouldn't expect from these kinds of books lol. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Deportation

amylee_21's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Classism, and Deportation

jachnax's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Deportation

Minor: Bullying, Misogyny, Police brutality, Abortion, and Alcohol