Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Lakelore, by Anna-Marie McLemore

38 reviews

maxgdy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Bullying, Ableism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

Amé el lenguaje inclusivo/neutro. Aunque deja un poco abierta la cuestión del lago, el resto de la historia me pareció muy bonita y los personajes muy reales.

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Violence, Dysphoria, Ableism, Bullying, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Transphobia, Sexual harassment, and Racism

ashylibrarian's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.0

I wanted to love this book. The description sounded so promising and it was an anticipated read for me for 2022. 

I love the trans rep. I love the neurodiversity rep. I love the relationships, platonic and romantic. I love the way in which Lore calls out the education system's flaws in teaching reading. Everything else just fell flat. I didn't feel like a lot happened and I was a bit confused by the world under the water. 

This won't likely be a go-to recommendation for me, but I'll keep it on my list. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, and Transphobia

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Violence

hollowpurp's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Ableism, and Transphobia

oliverreeds's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

3.75

i fought with this rating and im still unsure in my decision but im sticking with it for now. the dialogue was good, the scenes were great, the mix of lake and reality and the characters were phenomenal. sometimes i just got a bit frustrated with how much the author leaned on adhd and dyslexia for these characters. it sometimes felt like there wasnt anything else to them and maybe that was the point— that your brainscape makes up and defines your reality but i think it may have been better to also focus on things the characters do that werent particularly relevant to their neurodivergency. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Blood, Bullying, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Violence, and Ableism

spark_879's review

emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

i second other people's comments about amazing enby & nd rep.

also this was absolutely not the main focus of the story, but yay for queer parent rep!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Ableism

Moderate: Transphobia and Panic attacks/disorders

thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Ableism, Medical content, Violence, Physical abuse, and Transphobia

raysokay's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Transphobia, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Sexual harassment and Violence

thebookpaiges's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Dysphoria, and Transphobia

Minor: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Violence, and Racism

kalmia31's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Racism, Body shaming, Bullying, and Transphobia

Minor: Deadnaming