Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Talo taivaansinisellä merellä by TJ Klune

91 reviews

maddymac97's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

3.5

Interesting plot concept, bit of a heavy-handed treatment of the negative impacts of exclusion and jumping to conclusions. Still a cozy ready. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia and Xenophobia

jessiesnoww's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Homophobia, Cannibalism, and Religious bigotry

Starts out slow but it’s worth it.

brea_by_the_beach's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This story drew me in right away with the seemingly ordinariness of the Linus who while quietly living his life, discovers that there is so much more out there and chooses to really live it. His basic kindness is one of his best qualities, which he imparts with the magical children whose care he is entrusted to review. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Homophobia

rewatchrereadrewind's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Homophobia

nyantastic's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Racism, and Abandonment

Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, and Death of parent

businesswife's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

I adore this book. This is my second time reading this, this time I listened to the audio book and I recommend this to everyone who has not listened to it yet. The reader breaths to much life in to the book. I enjoyed it like I've never read it just because of the reader. He has voices for all the characters which is a favorite for me. 

But, the book this is a perfect book about love and acceptance and what family means. It is also about what love and lack of acceptance does to people as they grow up and what it does to children. An absolute master class in chosen family. TJ KLune does that better than any writer than I have ever read. This book is a warm hug, and makes me cry every time. I am excited about book 2.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Xenophobia

alyssaszuch's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Racism

alegrya's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

A reread before I started the next new release and it's no less delightful a second time around. There's a reason this was my favourite book of 2023 when I read it the first time. It's very moving and to have more people like our main adult characters here in the world would make so much difference.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Xenophobia

Moderate: Physical abuse

nisha13's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia

kyletav's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia