Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Love Marriage by Monica Ali

3 reviews

danimcthomas's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.75

Ali’s characters are some of the most well developed I’ve ever read - she captures the intricacies of human relationships so beautifully. Love Marriage feels like a coming-of-age story but all the characters are well into their adulthood. I didn’t want it to end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Islamophobia, Biphobia, Dementia, Medical trauma, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Addiction, Alcohol, Genocide, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

jazful's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Medical trauma, Dementia, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Classism, Medical content, Misogyny, Addiction, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infertility, Incest, Abandonment, Blood, Cultural appropriation, and Grief

Minor: Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, and Police brutality

monalyisha's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.75

To be honest, this was as frustrating to read as it was compulsively readable. 😅 It’s one of those where you want to SHAKE all of the characters for being self-absorbed jerks…but you’re secretly praying for their evolution, growth, and redemption. By the end, I was celebrating little victories, mourning endings (even if they were inevitable), and crossing my fingers for the future. Despite a stray, awkward sentence or two, I think this was very well-done.

Note: TW for abuse (domestic, sexual, emotional). This is called “a riveting social comedy” but it isn’t. Not really. It’s about families, which means that it has its share of tenderness and ribbing but the trauma and struggle, for me, felt a lot more prevalent — even alongside the love. Despite the author’s clear wit, I don’t think this can properly be called a “comedy” without conveying a half-truth about tone.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Islamophobia, and Rape

Minor: Homophobia