Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Der Schwarze Flamingo by Dean Atta

187 reviews

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Transphobia

veskumelooni's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

helhas3letters's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content, Transphobia, Police brutality, and Alcohol

kirby95's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Racism

katiechasingchapters's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Homophobia

ashreadsandbowls's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Racism

angietheace's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Sexual content and Lesbophobia

lettuce_read's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Racism

hobbithopeful's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

Uplifting, emotional, and thought-provoking, I was swept away by the words and the story, and I wish it hadn't ended. I didn't even realize how much time had past until I looked at the clock wondering why there weren't more pages in this story. The Black Flamingo explores themes of identity, race, and sexuality. There is so much feeling in the pages, I don't know how to express the emotions that I went through while reading this. Michael is trying to figure out who he is, and where he fits in the world. It starts with him as a young child, and follows him as he goes to university and finally culminates in him doing Drag for the first time. I will read anything Dean Atta writes, and I wish I had read this sooner.

This is a MUST READ. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, and Cultural appropriation

vampire_burrito's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

3.5

Really the  only problem with this book, was that I read it in one day, which left me with very little time to connect to the character and really appreciate the story. My only other complaint was that the ending felt a little bit incomplete but I'm think I'm realising that I'm not the biggest fan of open (although it is probably incorrect to call it that, as there is a definite conclusion) endings. Apart from those two minor criticisms, I did really like this book, especially the parts about growing up queer in Britain and being a queer teenager in general. It is a book I would love to return to and maybe annotate.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Racism