Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

As Far as You'll Take Me by Phil Stamper

37 reviews

ddrosche's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Outing, and Emotional abuse

sighclopss's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Eating disorder

Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Bullying, and Body shaming

Minor: Sexual content

zellerpress's review

emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I wanted to like this book, but it fell so flat. TW for disordered eating plot points and homophobia. 

The character development for many of the big supporting characters is very meh. Even Marty’s character development is very one-note. 

This will likely go into my pile of forgettable reads. Not sad I read it but wouldn’t recommend it or re-read in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Homophobia and Gaslighting

virgilvenus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Outing, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Religious bigotry

tofi_15's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Religious bigotry

madilowe's review against another edition

medium-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? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Religious bigotry

beniamino's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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? Yes

3.25

The way younger me would have EATEN THIS UP. It's a really great book for gay youth, I think, which is why I have to give it a low rating; I've just grown up a bunch. Maybe I've "toughened up" or something, but I found myself cringing at everything going on. Kind of weird how creepily similar I am with MC. His anxiety seems really overdone, but maybe that's just 'cause anxiety's a spectrum – also, probably I was just cringing at his conversations with others about anxiety because I never had those...

his eating disorder plotline was done really really well, though; I also like the ending which focusses on him rather than the relationship. I have to give it a lower rating because his relationship with Pierce made me physically cringe, especially how fast it went... honestly, it's probably just been too long since I've read YA; but this is a perfect beach read, lighthearted when it's too dark, a great read for young gays. :)

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual harassment

rainbowpridepin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Outing, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Body shaming

blupies's review against another edition

hopeful 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? No

2.0

It’s was fine, easy to read but nothing really happens in this book? I think the blurb kinda gives it all away, not that there’s much to ‘give away’. Overall, fine but not memorable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Outing

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship

lou_28's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Outing and Religious bigotry