Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

66 reviews

haley313's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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

4.0

Beautifully written and gut-wrenching to the end. A sad and tragic tale set against the backdrop of one of history’s most interesting mysteries, the dancing plague of 1518. As in another novel by this same author, The Mercies, the story explores the way that religion and fear impact the lives of women. I think this one will still with me for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Religious bigotry

k_ro's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Ce roman mêle ensemble plusieurs sujets durs pour en proposer un traitement adroit mais sombre, dans une langue riche et poétique malgré quelques maladresses.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury

Attention, plusieurs thèmes difficiles sont abordés dans ce roman de manière explicite et récurrente. A lire en étant prête à une ambiance lourde.

witchvial's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death

allyem_reads's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

m_a_j's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death of parent

lauren_honey's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Kiran Millwood Hargrave is so wildly talented. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Racism

eliz_hop_1973's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

thirza's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage and Suicide

waybeyondblue's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual violence and Torture

voldycat's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death