Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

253 reviews

nessidy's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Violence, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Excrement, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Rape

amaya_jam's review against another edition

• 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

4.25

my heart aches for shuggie 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Alcoholism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Homophobia

leontyna's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

4.0

Good writing but it was super depressing read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Homophobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Infidelity

Minor: Drug use, Violence, and Death

_viv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia

doramag's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

amy1608's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Bullying, and Homophobia

Minor: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Blood, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual violence, Excrement, Cancer, Grief, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

tilla's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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? Yes

4.25

 This was a heartbreaking read – I am very glad that I read it, but I don’t think I can ever read it again, though if I did, I would listen to it on audiobook to get the experience of the Scottish accent.
 
 I wanted so much for these characters. I want it to be easier – to get better, but even when there is a second of light it is quickly snuffed out. I want the siblings to stick together. To get out but do it together but they each seem to feel alone in their shitty situation. Even as you kinda hate Agnes for how she treats herself and leaves her children to fend for themselves, you, like Shuggie and probably Leek, cannot help to root for her to get out, get better, be happy 

After a few chapters of good times, lighter times, it is heart breaking reading about how a man that seems good, and means well, leads Agnes to break her sobriety, and what that means for the family. 
 And even though most of the book is sad and hard and heartbreaking, it manages to end on a somewhat hopeful note, even if it is not perse happy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault, Vomit, Self harm, Pedophilia, and Homophobia

jbln's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Homophobia

mariadomarbelchior's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Very touching description of what it is to live with someone with an addiction. This book focuses on the relationship of a mother and son as the mother struggles with alcoholism while the son tries everything to help her, always hopeful she will heal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Alcoholism

Moderate: Homophobia and Violence

kaestrong's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Homophobia, and Alcoholism