Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

65 reviews

lottiebrooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative 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

5.0

Perfect book. Beautiful book. Stayed-up-until-1am-so-I-could-keep-crying book.

A true celebration of love in all its many, magical forms.

“Made up is the most powerful real there is”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia

aubsends's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

a must read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Violence

ozarkbirdy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Outing, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

lholley's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book so much. The story is beautiful and I want so much to give the main characters a hug. It covers what some may say is a controversial topic, and others may say the way it plays out is unrealistic because of what is ultimately being discussed, but for me this presented hope just as much as realism. It's a bit of a fairytale I hope will come true in the future for both children and adults.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Child death

These aren't consistent throughout the book, it's more there are a few detailed moments

danica_rae_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective 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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book and the themes that it explores. It presents questions and poses challenges through multiple lenses. It was thoughtful and challenging, and I felt so much appreciation for the character’s and their perspectives. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia and Violence

helllceyy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Violence and Outing

Minor: Child death and Cursing

antidietleah's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Hate crime, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia and Vomit

1quillb's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.75

This only thing that prevents me from rating this 5 stars is the (annoyingly) heavy emphasis placed upon keeping Poppy’s identity a secret—I didn’t, and continue to not, understand why not telling everyone that she’s trans is an issue. But seeing as this is written by the mother of a trans kid, I guess I can understand why it focused so much on the effects of “hiding” her identity. I just don’t personally see how it could be a problem.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Medical content, and Outing

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria

doramak's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia

Moderate: Violence and Blood

kylosten's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Deadnaming and Homophobia

Minor: Gun violence