Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion

5 reviews

sarah_hutchins's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Abortion

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, and Blood

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

draig_dyke's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-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

3.5

This book confused me with all the characters who didn’t seem worth remembering and still kept showing up. I’m not good with names.

I liked the story, the topics, the “theme” but not necessarily the style. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Racial slurs

Minor: Lesbophobia

amyrezende's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Abortion, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

ladymirtazapine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Grief, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Death of parent

laurabarrett's review against another edition

dark sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol