Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

All the Bad Apples by Moïra Fowley-Doyle

22 reviews

cassie_books8's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Homophobia, Abandonment, Death of parent, Death, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Abortion, Grief, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Child death, and Rape

achay91's review against another edition

challenging sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Pedophilia, Abortion, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Incest, Rape, Homophobia, Cursing, Grief, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Child death

luckydory's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

Loved the idea, premise, and political message of this story. I enjoyed most of the book but for some reason I STRUGGLED to finish the final 1/4. I read as an audiobook, maybe that was why I felt sort of lost?... I wanted to finish it, and glad I did because the author end note from 2018 to learn just how much of this story (horrifically) is real was fascinating and also inspiring.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Grief, Child death, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Rape

sefanya's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Rape, Abandonment, Abortion, Homophobia, Death, Sexual violence, and Forced institutionalization

smartie_chan's review against another edition

reflective slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Incest, Miscarriage, and Rape

ecstaticlistening's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Ghosts and witchy lore blend with a mystery and history, illuminating the experiences of women in Ireland through the last 4 generations. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Suicide, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, and Misogyny

Minor: Incest and Rape

rnowicki1's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Abortion, Abandonment, Hate crime, and Homophobia

offbrandclubsoda's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective fast-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? No

4.0

Possible spoiler - read if you want to know what chapters to skip for a specific CW:

Detailed depiction of rape/incest in Ch. 18
Abortion and anti-choice propaganda/experiences in Ch. 30

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Incest

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Suicide, and Outing

Minor: Vomit, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

karapillar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Biphobia, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicide, Vomit, Misogyny, and Outing

jiynoung's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

2.75

Now this book had some really great messages. The author said this book was written with rage and you could feel it in some parts. However, the main plot following Deena and her road trip to find her missing sister Mandy fell apart for me in multiple ways from the lack of tension to the "twist" of who was leaving the letters. Also the book felt too long in parts that should not have been. The author really had an amazing idea but I just don't think she executed it that well in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Homophobia

Moderate: Rape