Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes

6 reviews

asourceoffiction's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

I really like how Moyes can handle heavy emotions sensitively, but can also delve into the ridiculous. Parts of this book were almost slapstick, and I was so here for it.

There's no getting away from it; the first half is pretty bleak, and the toxic masculinity is alive and well in an awful way. You know (or hope) that things are going to improve but for a while it feels like a drag getting to that point. Once Nisha and Sam's paths cross properly then the story gets really fun, and not a moment too soon.

My absolute favourite part of this book was seeing four completely different women come together and basically plan a heist. It's so much fun and pretty empowering. And the end manages not to be too predictable; there are touches that I didn't see coming, so even though it pretty much ends as expected, it is fun to see how we get there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Death of parent

kayleejanes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

frenandjen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

pinkparentheses's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

I loved this book. If you’re on board with the unrealistic, ridiculous, premise then you’ll definitely enjoy the ride. Such a feel good story, where you’ll laugh and cry. Such an amazing story about unlikely friends and finding what matters most in life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, and Infidelity

laheath's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

3.5

Seemingly simple premise that becomes more complicated by the personal and professional circumstances of the two main female characters. In the beginning, neither is all that likeable, but one evokes sympathy while the other is just rude. As we learn their backgrounds and meet the supporting characters, they both slowly begin to change for the better, but this seemed to be dragged out longer than necessary. I really enjoyed the developing friendships among the women from different backgrounds and some parts were very funny. After all that though, I felt the ending was somewhat rushed and had hoped for more detailed resolution for each of the women. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual content and Suicide attempt

rebeccarudisill's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Cancer, Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Phil deals with depression throughout the book