Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Butter Honey Pig Bread by francesca ekwuyasi

16 reviews

emma_b_rhodes's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-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

This book has everything! It's magical, weaving, and full of grief and yearning. It's gay, sexy, and deeply invested in sisterhood and family. This book is healing. 10/10 recommend 💫

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Murder, Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Racism, Colonisation, and Classism

saphfics's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

khakipantsofsex's review

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

rachellle's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The themes of this book are perfect for the winter hibernation: estranged family, isolation, grief, searching, joy, heartbreak. 

The way each character's POV was written put together an intriguing story switching between past and present and exploring their connectedness/separation. I was absolutely impressed especially with Taiye's chapters; starting in the present and moving back in her life to her experiences with isolation, grief, yearning. Her character was so well fleshed out and all her relationships brought out more of her personality (and her queerness was presented so beautifully).  

Before I knew it I'd reached the last part. The release of all the family's grief, anger, sadness, and guilt was a great resolution. The underlying discomfort in the house was resolved after years and separation and months of avoidance. I was completely absorbed in the hearbreak and intimacy each character's POV provided. I can't wait to see what else the authors releases.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Minor: Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

tina94's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming and Suicide

tlaynejones's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and Colonisation

peachani's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria

Minor: Ableism, Biphobia, Bullying, Infertility, Blood, Vomit, and Dementia

laratboulos's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Abortion

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

Minor: Infertility

books4bee's review

adventurous emotional reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

grey_reads's review

emotional medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment