Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Mis Últimos 10 Minutos y 38 Segundos en este Extraño Mundo by Elif Shafak

16 reviews

aynaknoxx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Incest

_laura_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Transphobia, Trafficking, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

homewithyou's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense 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

3.0

"Perhaps nothing was worth worrying about in a city where everything was constantly shifting and dissolving, and the only thing they could ever rely on was this moment in time, which was already half gone."

3.5 stars. i had to read this for my grsj lit class and i liked it a lot more than i thought it would, but i blame that on the five extensive academic circle-jerk papers my prof made us read on a foucault theory the week before. it was also harder to read than i thought it would be. some of the themes are heavy and dark given the nature of the story and what shafak seeks to navigate, but the content itself wasn't particularly explicit. surprisingly, i think i had a harder time reading the ending of the book instead of the more graphic events that occur earlier on. maybe it's the reality of death that i'm familiar with. reading about collective mourning in the aftermath of a death and feeling it as my own, rather than the disconnect that happens when reading about the act of dying and death itself. idk! i'm gonna stare at a wall for a while though!

overall, i liked it a lot. the characters and imagery in this novel are so vivid, and is clearly a loving observation of a complicated city with complicated people and an even more complicated history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Misogyny, and Sexism

creepycrawlybookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

A beautiful, emotional story, that covers so much ground in such a clever way. I will be thinking about it for a long time. I loved the very start and the second half best, especially the stories of Leila and her friends, and would recommend the audiobook highly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Child death, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Religious bigotry

mariekev's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia

noorjyness's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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? No

5.0

Beautiful description of Istanbul the city, and the political trauma it faces. Alongside this, all the characters story's showed a reflection of the city and the sanctuary of making your own family who love you and support your choices

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Islamophobia