Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Little Foxes Took Up Matches by Katya Kazbek

6 reviews

timmeh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

amylovell's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Classism

yuyuv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and War

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Antisemitism

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Genocide, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, Islamophobia, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

kemorgan4's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

leekaufman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

marywahlmeierbracciano's review

challenging funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Little Foxes Took Up Matches is a queer coming-of-age story set in late 90s Moscow and narrated by Mitya—a beautiful, observant, genderqueer boy.  Amidst a dysfunctional family, Mitya admires his resourceful babushka and tries to avoid his predatory, wartorn cousin.  In the process of avenging the death of his friend, a kind homeless man who accepted Mitya’s queerness, Mitya befriends an older Ukrainian girl, and the pair comes to know Moscow and themselves by way of the underground music scene.  Despite many difficult obstacles, Mitya is incredibly resilient and spirited—one of the most memorable characters I’ve read in a long time.  With folklore as its guiding light—Mitya’s chronicle of self-discovery is paralleled by an interluding fairytale—this character-driven novel is ultimately a queer love story, a love letter to queer youth.  Jefferson Mays’ narration is a perfect complement.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Vomit, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and War