Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Bolla by Pajtim Statovci

15 reviews

andthenweread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

5.0

with lyrical, haunting, and unflinching prose, this book develops into an unfathomably bleak story, but i couldn’t look away.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

eevi_222's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and War

Moderate: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Incest and Rape

bookishcori's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and War

Moderate: Confinement and Fatphobia

leeez's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

2.5

This shit was DISMAL. I hated/pitied every character in the book. Overall good writing, but you gotta be in the mood for it. Rated on my enjoyment of the book, not how good/bad it was. Read in 3 hours.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

srm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

So, read this in a single day, and I'm still processing. Perhaps I'll write something like a review some other time, but atm, I'm not sure i can say anything coherent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Minor: Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and War