Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Skim by Mariko Tamaki

32 reviews

nicolescottwv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Homophobia and Racism

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

itsjadenbaby's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.5

This was a very quick read. Lots of triggers but an honest portrayal of how it may feel to be young and not know what’s going on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicide, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, and Racism

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Alcoholism

queerandtalkative's review against another edition

4.0

CW: pedophilia: grooming, adult/minor relationship. Fatphobia, internalized misogyny, toxic friendships, ableism. Topics around suicide.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Fatphobia

Minor: Self harm

kojo0o's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Suicide

bookishsapphicshay's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, and Body shaming

booksandcoffee_r_life's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Skim is a deep coming of age story of the young Kim. A 15 year old East-Asian girl dealing with love, loss, and finding herself. I could stare at the pictures in this graphic novel for HOURS they are so unique and detailed. Each picture speaks 1000 words. 
I feel like we are just looking at a snippet into Kim's life, I feel like there far more to the story than I could ever understand. I feel like there are layers to the authors metaphors that I don't quite understand but I really want to. 
I would definitely recommend this book. Read it in an hour.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Suicide, and Homophobia

Moderate: Addiction and Adult/minor relationship

moonchildjuli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Racism, Suicide, Mental illness, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

robinks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

I enjoyed the art, and the book was able to bring in difficult issues to talk about.

I did not like the suggestions of an adult/child relationship.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, and Racism

Moderate: Homophobia

panda's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Love I think I read this at the perfect time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, and Suicide

Minor: Fatphobia

So in the first arc the main character has a relationship with one of her teachers, a core plot point in the book is the suicide of a guy, the main character is shoved out of a party of white girls due to her being Asian, there's like societal fatphobia shown but not really discussed in the book, there's an ongoing theory that the guy who commited suicide did it because he was gay and a homophobic slur is used

kathleencoughlin's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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? Yes

3.5

I liked this book well enough but I think it would have resonated with me more 8-10 years ago when I was myself a student at a catholic girls' school grappling with some of the same questions. 

Now as a teacher myself, the whole this with Ms. Archer especially not what I wanted to read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Bullying

Minor: Adult/minor relationship