Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

Ein wenig Leben by Hanya Yanagihara

46 reviews

meganscott13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

A long read, but it is definitely worth it. There were times where I had to put the book down, as it was simply too traumatic to read, but there were other times where I couldn’t put the book down as I was so hooked. Truly one of the best books I have read in a while, but make sure you are in a good frame of mind before reading, and make sure to read the list of trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Rape, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, and Drug abuse

Minor: Lesbophobia

simplexdreams's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Racism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, and Transphobia

parkkeeper_percy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Child death, and Car accident

Minor: Lesbophobia and Biphobia

himangi's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

wtf was this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, and Vomit

ellievelazquez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

13nathb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, and Vomit

bxnn13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

lena_hearts_books's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this book was so sad i almost threw up and had to take a couple of week-long breaks so i could finish it. if youre thinking of reading it - dont, but also do because its beautifully written but so so tragic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Transphobia, and Violence

racheldeng's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

such a good book. not as sad as i expected but it hurts especially in dear comrade and lispenard st II. honestly so so good, so graphic and violent and traumatic but made me feel something really true. it took a while for me to read it because it is very slow paced but still gripping and the book can be confusing but it’s worth it. you have to read this book but please check trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

mrsdalloway's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Outing, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Abandonment, Car accident, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Vomit, Body horror, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Gore, and Medical trauma

Minor: Child death and Lesbophobia