Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Paper Towns by John Green

17 reviews

bearystarry's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.5

The ending is beautiful, I love the sentiment and the prose. Unfortunately in the rest of the book the characters are insufferable and disappointingly typically-2008 teenagers using ableist and homophobic slurs every third paragraph.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racism and Vomit

joseph_al's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Alcohol

spark_879's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

the book's age shows through the casual use of ableist language in numerous places (

most notably, the r slur

), but i was still interested in seeing how the story unfolded. so just beware the aged language if you choose to read it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Homophobia

zoerose02's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Homophobia and Suicide

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

Read For:

Road Trip

Small Town

Good Friendships

High School Setting 

Missing Person/Runaway

I loved the writing style of this book.  The adventure and mystery was so entertaining to read.  It felt a bit ridiculous but it was so enjoyable to read.  Though the ending wasn’t as satisfying as I was hoping for.

Release Date: 16, October 2008

POV: First Person

Spice: n/a

Rep: BIPOC (SC)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Car accident

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Blood

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-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? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Fatphobia and Racism

bbbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

reiley_61's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Ableism and Homophobia

psliz's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

great deconstruction of the manic pixie dream girl trope with a mystery element 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Minor: Homophobia

kelreadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful reflective 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

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Vomit, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood