Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Flamer by Mike Curato

98 reviews

cboddie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

9th & up

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Bullying, and Suicide attempt

gracie_alexandra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, and Racism

zinelib's review against another edition

reflective tense 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

Aiden and his fellow "Flaming Arrows" troop spend the last few weeks of summer at camp weaving baskets and following maps. Aiden is a nerdy kid, frequently called a fag by the tough guys, but he's just weird, right? 

The art in this gn features lots of flames and reflections of flames and smoke that are rendered sensitively. And note to self: the clove hitch drawing on page 64 might be good for the tattoo I want to get. 

Another thing that's not central to my description of this book, which is a poignant fictionalized graphic memoir, is the discussion of true north and magnetic north and how there should also be a Manhattan north because the island is on a distinctly NE angle. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

xandraj's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Body shaming, and Racism

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Outing

gummiburbgers's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

jade13's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Body shaming

Also some mild, almost nudity

helianthus_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Bullying

Moderate: Suicide attempt

beanie_bb's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Homophobia

rhiannon814r's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

This was a good read! It was very slice-of-life, when I had expected it to be more plot-driven. The art was great and was perfect for telling the story. I don’t know how to describe it. Maybe I’ll be able to write a better review when I’m done SOBBING.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, and Homophobia

Moderate: Racial slurs, Self harm, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Racism, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child death, Cancer, Fatphobia, and Outing

Spoiler

There was a happy ending (or at least a satisfying conclusion where nothing terrible winds up happening to the main character), but the book as a whole was heavy.

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

Me DNFing this is not a critique of the book at all! I think I might just be too much older than the protagonist Aiden in order for me to meaningfully get into the story.

If you are closer to middle school age or someone who can relate to Aiden's experiences around scouting, for example, you might be able to better relate to this book than I was. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, and Fatphobia