Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Music from Another World by Robin Talley

5 reviews

ashleybakerwrites's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I really liked this one- it was a breath of fresh air after reading my last read. This is what I wanted A Scatter of Light to be. It had very similar themes, but was set in the late 70s. I loved the employment of the art and community around the plot. I also thought the found family aspect of this one was really great. It wasn't a masterpiece to me, but I really liked it. 4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Abandonment, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child abuse and Bullying

Minor: Biphobia and Violence

the_true_monroe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Biphobia, Child abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Alcohol, Violence, and Vomit

marjokat's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Outing

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, Hate crime, and Violence

toofondofbooks_'s review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-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

3.0

First of all, can we talk about this cover? WOW.

Okay, now we can talk about the book.

This book is a YA historical fiction about two girls in the late 70s who are assigned pen pals by their schools. Tammy is gay in an incredibly fundamentalist Christian family and Sharon is in a similar household and has a gay brother. They get to know one another as the political landscape becomes more and more volatile toward the LGBT+ community even as Harvey Milk becomes the first openly gay elected official in California.

I thought this book was good, but it took a little while to get good - at least 80 pages. I don't know if that was because I couldn't stop thinking about my last read or if it was the book's fault, though. Still, there wasn't really anything special about the writing in general.

I think the story is great and impactful, especially for young readers. I liked the two main characters and thought their individual journeys and their journey together were compelling and tied together in a sweet way. I do think, however, the book as a whole could've been more diverse. There were poc in the book, but they were in the background and not really developed at all. I also think that since transgender women of color were very key players in the early days of the LGBT rights movement, and it would've been nice to see that represented. Overall a decent read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Vomit and Sexual content

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