Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall

21 reviews

sofipitch's review against another edition

reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

Difficult to sum up in a short or coherent summary. The way this is written is more reminiscent of a 19th century romantic novel, which I really enjoyed but that might be off-putting to some. At the same time it feels old it still captures the same feelings many queer ppl have today. Stephen is an incredibly compelling character, justing following her makes for a good story. Stephen often feels at the mercy of who she is surrounded, incredibly loved by some, but when she loses them she becomes worse than alone. The biggest disappointment in this novel is the prejudices the author did bake in, racism, classism, antisemitism. For a book that the big blinking neon theme is equality and tolerance, it's more casual cruelties feel starker.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Transphobia, Dysphoria, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Suicide, Racism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Antisemitism, and Classism

Minor: Drug abuse

bethanwx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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? No

3.0

The first half of this book is worthy of 5 stars. Stephen's relationships with Philip and Puddle are so beautifully written, and Hall really makes you root for Stephen. However, the book later conveys a white supremacist outlook held by Hall. For a book which advocates for the acceptance of queer people, the inhumane description of black characters is not only disgusting but is itself antithetical to the novel's advocation. The novel's depiction of Mary also feels incomplete. She is used as a porn by everyone, including Stephen, who is attracted to her young and naivite, even noticing that she looks younger than her age in a troubling age difference trope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Fatphobia, Suicide, Sexism, Death of parent, Death, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Pedophilia

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

cowboylikestoread43'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria, Homophobia, Transphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Lesbophobia

lucy_eleanor3's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, War, Suicide, Homophobia, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

literaryrevisited's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Moderate: War

Minor: Racism and Racial slurs

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

kbweis's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.25

there was like 100 pages in the middle and 50 pages at the end that were PAGE TURNERS but other than that quite a bit of this was a slog. i’m glad i read it, probably wouldn’t reread it. overall, lesbian jane eyre vibes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicide

falibat's review against another edition

sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Suicide

Moderate: War, Racial slurs, and Racism