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halfass_reviewer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Minor: Infidelity and Terminal illness
legsonline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Violence
Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Terminal illness
narbine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent
Minor: Deadnaming, Hate crime, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, and Outing
nebulasaurus'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
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, and Classism
Minor: Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing
toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It was complicated for me at times, reading about how much hate these fathers held for their sons' queerness. Complicated and painful to watch them grieve and reflect on the ways that they failed. It was also rewarding to read as the two fathers learned to accept what they didn't understand and also accept each other. I think the way that the learning came about seemed realistic to me, and of course they weren't perfect at any point throughout the whole book, but I don't think that was the goal. The characters are morally grey, and everyone is going to have a different stance on them, but I thought that they were interesting and often painful to read. This book took me longer than most books do, I feel, in part because of the brutality within the pages. This book is SO violent, y'all. I knew that it would be going in - after all, it is a story about revenge, but that didn't stop me from having to put it down and take care of myself once in awhile. I recommend that if you decide to pick this up, that you do the same!
BTW I found it so validating that I was picturing Buddy Lee as Sam Elliot and he is described as a Sam Elliot type more than once in the book!!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Police brutality
chaosdemonmonster's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Excrement, and Vomit
morganish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
This book is about two blue-collar homophobic ex-con dads, one black and one white, whose gay sons have been murdered so the fathers decide to go on a high-octane quest for revenge. It's very graphic in terms of racial and homophobic slurs, depictions of violence against queer people, and positioning a lot of racism as just sort of part of the Southern landscape that must be dealt with. My personal interpretation is that the author is writing from a place of experience when it comes to the racism, and perhaps a desire to change the minds of people in his own actual community when it comes to views on queer people and queer issues. However, that is a bit undermined by the lackluster and sometimes unnecessarily sexist depiction of female characters. All in all, while the book seems to be getting great reviews, my big warning would be that though Razorblade Tears features homophobia as a major theme, it does not feel like it is made with queer people in mind. Again, I don't always think every book that challenges conventions needs to aimed at and comfortable for the people in question affected, but it is certainly A Choice, and one that people should understand before running out and picking up this book.karachapp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
v171's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Excrement and Abandonment