Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

30 reviews

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

jojo_'s review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical content, Lesbophobia, and Classism

jessthanthree's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Murder, and Lesbophobia

celestriakle's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

Dreamy and extremely gothic. Some of the luster and horror has been lost with modern knowledge and tropes, but fascinatingly compassionate to even its monsters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Violence, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Death, Grief, and Alcohol

deadlamp's review against another edition

mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Despite the homophobic and sexist intentions of the book, it’s become an iconic lesbian classic, and I hope the author is rolling in his grave. Carmilla bangs, but only if you can look past its original hateful intent

I hated the ending though, the main character didn’t even do anything?? Another character showed up out of nowhere and ended the entire plot. I know he was mentioned in the beginning, but wow that makes for a really bad narrative

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Racism

penguinsquack's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

Almost any other character would have made a better narrator for this story, but at least this way we got lesbians 🤷🏽

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Blood

Minor: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia

toffishay's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Carmilla is kinda sexy and it employs very creepy Gothic imagery and an engaging read. I have the edition with an introduction from Carmen Maria Machado and I loved that additional insight into the history and impact of this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Lesbophobia and Classism

mothstrand's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Lesbophobia

deadeye's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Racism

katielaine_w's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship