Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

28 reviews

laliterate's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexism

gillian_aftanas's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Antisemitism, Murder, and Alcohol

mscalls's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Blood, Antisemitism, and Murder

daffodilcherry's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexism, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Antisemitism

noonjinx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I love this book. It's fast paced, tense and exciting. The characters are great. The dialogue is amazing. The plot gets more and more convoluted and nastier and nastier all the way through, and the wry first person monologue is just delightful. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Misogyny

ellers6's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

gloomi_sundai's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

wow first true mystery detective book ive read and oh my it was such a good enterance into the genre first of all i love philip im sorry hes just so me-coded like i love it hes snarky hes sarcastic hes a lil arrogant hes soo funny honestly all of the characters were so interesting and the mystery was so interesting i like how it was kinda 2 mysteries wrapped into one story but they did overlap i thought that was great i literally had no clue where the mystery was going the way everything was wrapped up nicely in the end was great there were no major plotholes that i could point out also the writing was very forgiving not too complicated, especially in the detailing like its the perfect amount as for the negatives i guess the only thing is that it takes a lil bit of time to build up like the real excitement didnt start until like 50 or so pages in so like the second half is obviously better than the f9rst but i think that could be expected and also of course this was written in the 1940s so there are going to be a few outdated/offensive things which is never fun to see unfortunately but all in all it was a great read that i rlly enjoyed

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia

b_caligari's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood and Vomit

shuddleston's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

gratefullive's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia