Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Cleopatra en Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

31 reviews

ephemeral_remi's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Self harm, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

grunbean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

3.75

A good read, I enjoyed this. I can’t say I always felt the parts made sense, and the phrasing is awkward in places. But that is part of a debut novel! 

If you like sad romances, this will be a book you enjoy. The characters are interesting, and keep you invested in the story and where it’s going.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Animal death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

auteaandtales's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Self harm, Misogyny, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, and Drug use

Minor: Animal death, Racism, Body shaming, and Animal cruelty

tilly0498's review against another edition

dark slow-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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Animal death, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Blood, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Addiction, and Classism

xbernadette's review against another edition

dark funny sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Homophobia, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Suicide, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Classism, and Antisemitism

itschelseaw's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

There were some passages that really took my breath away, especially in Eleanor’s POV. I thought the overall concept was unique, and the execution was wonderful! Showing Cleo and Frank’s lives for that year (and a half?) that they were married really wove an incredible portrait of them and a few of their friends.
There were times when Cleo felt a bit manic pixie dream girl-ish, but it also worked within the story that was being told (especially when it happened during Frank’s story parts).
I totally understand the hype around this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Homophobia

keesreads's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Deportation, Rape, Transphobia, Suicide, Self harm, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cultural appropriation, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Pedophilia, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Homophobia

alfietdonnelly's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

Devastating visceral and real, with a host of truly relatable peripheral characters and stories, a remarkable debut dive into contemporary prose.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Alcoholism, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

risemini's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Animal death, Addiction, Medical content, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Gore, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, and Homophobia

yourariesbby's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Alcohol, Misogyny, Self harm, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Cursing