Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

279 reviews

girlreading's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.75

Deeply emotional and powerful, whilst still managing to be fun and utterly adorable at times, The Lebsiana's Guide to Catholic School is a coming-of-age story about bravery, loyalty, first love, mental health, self discovery, the love between siblings, the complexities of parent/child relationships and everything that comes with being a teen. This is a book that tackles topics such as homophobia, religion, LGBTQIA+ rights, cultural attitudes and immigration with nuance, respect and a true sense of caring. I loved every moment of this beautiful debut and can't wait to read more from Reyes asap. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Deportation, and Homophobia

theknm's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia

mle11's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Deportation

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Classism, and Blood

Minor: Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, and Racism

beaky's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

this book is beautiful. I would recommend it to every queer kid (especially those who struggle with mental health). it's funny and heartbreaking and oh so sweet. Yami is such a reina and I love her. the side characters are fab too and the plot moves quickly in just the right way.  TLGTCS is so deep and yet keeps it light and funny. PLEASE READ IT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Cursing, and Deportation

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Bullying, and Outing

blakeandbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Outing, Deportation, Lesbophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Racial slurs

melanieripple's review against another edition

emotional funny

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Outing

Moderate: Deportation, Suicidal thoughts, and Racism

Minor: Abortion and Police brutality

belle123reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Overall a very good book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Racism, Classism, and Deportation

madelinedalton's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

This was so cute! Excellent representation and great storytelling. My only real complaint is that narrative voice is very YA, which was hard to get into as a 25-year-old reader. That’s not an objective flaw at all—this book is very clearly for a younger demographic—but it did impact my personal reading experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Homophobia

Moderate: Self harm and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcohol and Blood

amberinpieces'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Medical content, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Bullying

Minor: Outing, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Blood, Deportation, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

onegalonelife27's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Deportation and Colonisation