Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline

15 reviews

lilcoppertop's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Violence, Stalking, Sexual assault, Racism, and Mental illness

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Homophobia

mikki_9's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Grief, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Death, Child abuse, Abortion, Body shaming, and Murder

Minor: Blood and Medical content

imyril's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Joan and Victor were two souls united against the world until the night Victor stormed out after a fight and never came home. When Joan finds him leading a prayer meeting a year later, he’s a stranger with her husband’s face, who claims not to remember her. What happened to Victor out in the dark?

A dark fairytale of love at first sight and loss at first betrayal, set in the Métis communities of Canada where the rogarou haunts the night. This lyrical tale of love and loss and connection may have passed fantasy readers by (especially outside its native Canada), but it’s worth seeking out for those who enjoy character-driven, mythological drama.

3.5 stars

Full review

I received a free copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death, and Racial slurs

Minor: Homophobia and Addiction

notthatlibrarian's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Infidelity

thevietvegan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I just finished this and I didn't really like it e it was well written, I just don't feel like I enjoyed the plot very much. It was spooky and that was kind of tense and cool, but I feel like plot devices kept cropping up conveniently and there were a lot of unresolved issues.

The antagonist felt too omnipotent to be triumphed so easily.

I did like the allegory of what effect Christianity has on Indigenous communities though, it's not often I see the dominant religion be painted so villainously (maybe I just haven't read enough books that do that, now that I say it out loud I feel like maybe its a lot more common in literature than I think)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Homophobia

Minor: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, and Racism