Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Music from Another World by Robin Talley

6 reviews

melissafelicia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a great queer coming-of-age story, but what made it more interesting was the time it was situated in and how music, especially punk music, played a big role in helping the main characters in some way (like to express their anger, rebel against their parents' rules/beliefs, meet other queer people and even realize they might be queer). I sometimes paused the audiobook to listen to some of the artists that were mentioned and I would recommend that, as it enhanced my reading experience a lot! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, and Outing

Minor: Drug use, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

courtnoodles's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, and Abandonment

stegosaurus_babe's review

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Drug use

nickoliver's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.25

This was a very intense, tough read - there was a lot of homophobia, and seeing people be <i> happy </i> about gay people losing their rights was definitely not easy for me. But it was still a beautiful book! I kinda liked the format; it's an epistolary novel, so it's told completely in letters and also diary entries. What I appreciated was that the two main characters, Tammy and Sharon, put their thoughts down differently - Tammy wrote letters to Harvey Milk, Sharon wrote in her diaries -, which helped me to always be aware of who was talking. The only thing I wasn't that big a fan of was the romance. While it was sweet, it also came a little bit out of nowhere. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Emotional abuse, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Cursing, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Minor: Alcohol, Hate crime, and Sexual harassment

soleilnigro's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, and Homophobia

xoodlebooks's review

slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, and Biphobia

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Hate crime, Drug use, Confinement, Bullying, and Blood