Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

24 reviews

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: Religious bigotry, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Bullying, Abandonment, Drug use, and Violence

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

jachnax's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

Minor: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Drug use

blombern's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

Written in the form of poetry

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Racism, Abandonment, Bullying, Cursing, and Drug use

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Sexual content

amazelan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Drug use, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Racism

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

3.0

I suspect the version I was reading had a couple pages missing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use

Minor: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Blood, and Sexual content

thebookpaiges's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Racism

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Racial slurs and Violence

clockworkstars's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

"Rappelle toi que tu as le droit d'être fier.
Rappelle toi que tu as le droit d'être toi même."
4☆|5 

Les larmes ont coulé dans mon cœur pendant cette lecture, plus fort que je ne pensais que cela était possible. Mes yeux ont défilé à travers les mots, mes doigts tournant les pages à toute vitesse, me menant irrémédiablement à cette situation : je viens de tourner la dernière page et je ne sais pas quoi faire. 

Ce livre fut beau. Très beau. La plume, poétique et envoûtante nous emporte à travers les pages peuplées de dessins, de messages, de poèmes. On suit Michael, le flamand noir. On le suit dans la découverte de son identité, à travers l'enfance, le collège, le lycée. Et puis l'université, le Drag. 

Ce roman est un très beau coming-of-age, une recherche d'identité, une affirmation d'identité. Ce livre m'a hypnotisé et les derniers discours/poèmes m'ont séduit au profond de mon cœur, j'aime <3. 

Tw : alcool ; drogues ; harcèlement ; homophobie et homophobie internalisée ; racisme ; mention de sexe 

Rep : mc noir (jamaïquain et chypriote grec) et gay pratiquant le drag ; personnage secondaire bi ; personnage secondaire lesbienne

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Racism, Homophobia, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual content

spark_879's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use

Minor: Sexual content

puttingwingsonwords'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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Homophobia, and Alcohol

escapismforlife's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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

5.0

This was a beautiful prose book that covers many essential topics.  I'm glad I finally got to be able to finish it up. But also sad this young adult self discovery  book has to end. I can't  wait to see whatever  Dean Atta comes out with  next. Whenever it comes  out.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Abandonment, Bullying, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship