Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Fadeout by Joseph Hansen

11 reviews

rosemina2016's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Suicide

cjsimpson234's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Rape

gabe_escobedo's review

dark funny hopeful mysterious fast-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? No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Outing

readthesparrow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

It's clear why this is a landmark of the mystery/detective noir genre. I don't usually buy into introductions which tout the author as one of the genre greats (or as a Great American Author) but in this case it was absolutely true.

Prose is blunt, hard-edged. Harsh in places, deeply emotional in others. 

It is from 1970, and it shows. Terminology is dated. This is not a negative for me--it's authentic, and history, especially queer history, shouldn't always be made palatable for modern audiences. 

I am looking forward to reading the next book ASAP.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Grief, Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

walkie_check's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Suicide and War

charlesrevello's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

Minor: Homophobia

teastime's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Ableism and Homophobia

Minor: War

redrockhoney's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

All the indulgent coffee drinking I wanted out of a detective novel. Fast paced and managed to incorporate many interesting characters/plot threads without making the story confusing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide

avsdhpn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

painfullyshybookworm's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Fatphobia