Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Holding the Man by Timothy Conigrave

12 reviews

4theloveofbookss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

Heartbreakingly honest. A tough read, but an important one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Homophobia

noonanjohnc's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Homophobia and Outing

gloomybear_jazz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Homophobia

mott_reads's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

tourthebookshelf's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia

Features HIV/AIDS as a major, defining thread of the book seeing as how the author, Tim Conigrave, and his husband both die from AIDS related illnesses.

dontwanthvn's review

emotional hopeful

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Homophobia and Pedophilia

proceduralbob's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Excrement, and Vomit

hollymileham's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

this was so sad wtf.. dk what i expected the film is literally heart wrenching and the fact that this is a true story... cant handle it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Religious bigotry

imogenthemog's review

challenging emotional funny informative sad slow-paced

5.0

An emotionally shattering book, yet exceptionally funny; the author had a witty and sardonic humour. So well written, and so real. The first half is a fun romp through 1970s Melbourne, though be warned that the second half can become a struggle to get through, due to some highly detailed descriptions of illness, and general despair. Such a rewarding read nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Cancer, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

Incredibly explicit: sexually and medically.

ciaraflorence's review

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

5.0

This is my favourite book of all time. Not only was this the first creative non-fiction novel I have read, or the first Melbourne-set one either, this book convinced me I had two friends in John Caleo and Tim Conigrave. This was not a regular story-telling. I felt as if Tim and I were sitting at a cafe in the shade on a sunny day and he was recounting his entire life story to me. Timothy Conigrave, while infuriating most of the time during the book, has filled my absolute heart with his love for John. 

The fact it was set in Melbourne was also a bonus - at one point I was coming into Flinders Street Station just when Tim mentioned it in the book. It was nostalgic to remember my own times at the 'Myer Windows' and also gravely eerie to work in Southbank myself at the time. 

I think this book is an important snapshot of the time, the attitudes, the injustices, the hope. And it honestly with never leave my heart.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia