Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley

30 reviews

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Vomit, Dementia, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

greta_o's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Bullying

morethanmylupus's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

This was such a darling book about a cast of diverse characters that all meet on the commuter rail. The characters and their arcs were all compelling but Iona was definitely the biggest gem. She's fun and sassy and hilarious, and she has the biggest heart. If you enjoy books like A Man Called Ove, I'd highly recommend this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

lilcubana31's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia and Violence

bookcasey's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Lesbophobia

laheath's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

Such a great cast of characters! When Iona manages to get people talking to each other on the train, they each learn that everyone is dealing with problems in their lives. As they get to know each other and get a lesson in empathy, they begin to help each other, often with mutual benefit. The book tackles some big issues, but has so much heart and humor, I didn't want it to end.

Apparently, there's an author's note at the end of the book. I wish it had been included in the audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Stalking

caitlinjadams's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? No

4.75

This was a slow start for me, but I grew to care deeply about the stories of the ensemble of commuters and I rarely put it down through the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

purplepenning's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

rita_paige's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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: Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Violence, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-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

5.0

First off, this is totally not my normal read. I'm a fantasy/sci-fi nerd through-and-through but have been trying to branch out. I also hate pink so this cover made me cringe a little when I opened the package. But after reading this, I may have to change my attitude and pick up a few more light "domestic" fiction books as palette cleansers. Fantasy can get heavy when you're 4 novels in and barely halfway through a series but I binged this cute little story in 3 sessions of only a couple of hours!

I was debating about 4 vs 5 stars for a little while today because normally books I love, that I'd rate 4.5+ stars to (and definitely if I rate 5) I'd normally want to re-read. For me this holds no re-read potential so I was finding it hard to rate it perfectly. But why do I need to re-read it to love it? I couldn't think of a single downside except that I would have liked a little bit more from certain characters which means I loved it enough to want more!

Highly recommend for an adorable (you may shed some tears though), cute, and relatable everyday story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Homophobia