Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall

14 reviews

laurenw's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Alcohol, Addiction, War, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Outing, Homophobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Animal death, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, and Classism

Minor: Biphobia and Antisemitism

libraryofindra's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, War, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Sexism, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Racism, and Medical content

seth5678's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

It's a very hard book at times to get through but it also speaks to feelings that I as a queer person have felt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Homophobia

Moderate: Animal death and Racism

In the later of this book there are a few racial slurs used, including the "hard r". As well there is a reference to social darwinism in regards to a black character. Over all where this book succeeds in what it portrays of queer people, it serverly lacks in it's depiction of POC. As such, I wouldn't recommend this book to queer POC.

arrr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Complicated, problematic revolutionary, contemplative. Before white folks had language for so many queer experiences. Huge influence on contemporary lgbtqia2s+ literature, I kept finding easter eggs others have referenced. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, War, Homophobia, Classism, Death, Death of parent, and Suicide

caseythereader's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, War, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, and Suicide

tina94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, War, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Animal death, Infidelity, and Outing

Minor: Racism, Drug use, Addiction, and Adult/minor relationship

seanamcphie's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Racism, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Racial slurs

uss_mary_shelley's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

Another long awaited read that I loved. It's so wonderful to be able to read books with so much love and heart. So many bits of this book made me stop and smile, even if those smiles were sometimes full of sorrow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: War, Suicide, and Addiction

Minor: Animal death

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Death of parent, Grief, Sexism, Outing, War, Mental illness, Medical content, Death, Suicide, and Animal death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Classism, Racism, and Toxic relationship

readwithbells's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

I was surprised how good this was. It read pretty easily and (besides the casual racism that is unfortunately reminiscent of the time) has some remarkably progressive views on sexuality. 

Read for Queer Writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Racial slurs, War, and Animal death