Reviews tagging 'Outing'

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

14 reviews

sarah984's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I really wanted to like this novel about two ex-cons who team up to avenge their sons' murder but I just found it silly and kind of cheesy. Aside from the leads all of the characters felt like caricatures (the "anarchists" were genuinely embarrassing to read, I can't believe that made it to print) and the dialogue could get as preachy and didactic as the worst YA novels. Felt like a long unironic version of the "I love my dead gay son" monologue from Heathers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

ldruckreier's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Tough read but captivating

v171's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

A riveting, heart wrenching story of vengeance, justice, INjustice, and redemption. This book was everything I was hoping for and more. I am generally very critical of the 'bury your gays' trope, but I absolutely don't think this book falls into that category. Rather than using queer people as a device that pushes the story forward, the queer experience is central to the plot and is handled with both realism and graceful compassion. In addition, this book explored themes of racism, classism, corruption, and police brutality. Each of these were explored fully and expertly. In addition to the flawless structure of the book, the emotions this book put me through.... white hot rage, grief, compassion, love... the author was fantastic at eliciting these feelings from cover to cover. If you like books, read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Excrement and Abandonment

grifgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail