Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Popisho by Leone Ross

20 reviews

popcornreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Homophobia, and Miscarriage

mmccombs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

This was like reading a dream! Like one of those dreams that is mostly nice but also vaguely unnerving in a what-is-happening kind of way. I usually do my reviews right after finishing, but I knew this was a book that would benefit from deeper reflection afterwards and I have enjoyed it much more with distance! The fantasy elements were fantastical and strange but also very cozy, it felt like inhabiting a folktale. It was kind of hard to get into, but ultimately I finished feeling fulfilled and joyful having read it!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Miscarriage, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content

carlyalynnsia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

madelynfrank's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

I got this book from the library because it had a pretty cover. And now it’s one of my top favorites. 
Beautiful prose, interesting and fun setting. Many extremely unique and strong characters and I love them all. It was a joyful escapist magical fantasy that still spoke on food scarcity, complex colonialism, addiction, misogyny. Smart and special and I wish I had more. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

menomica's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

Everyone in Popisho was born with a little something-something, boy, a little something extra. The local name was cors. Magic, but more than magic.

Magic went only so far and no more.

This book was very nice. I really loved the world-building and how thoroughly it was done without seeming forced.  The writing itself is very enjoyable. It alternates between formal and casual in a way that doesn’t feel forced or disruptive.

I love the way all the characters interacted with each other. Developing their own seperate storylines and character growth and then mixing with each other before splitting apart and developing some more. It really helped to solidify the sense of a small island community.

The book talks about issues that fit both within the magical world and real life. It tackles abuse, addiction, homophobia in ways that are very relatable. There’s also a lot of gayness and I love that.

All in all, I think this book is really sweet. A nice slow read to slip into on your couch while sipping a hot coffee.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Homophobia and Misogyny

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Suicide

emzireads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

quirme01's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5

This book felt like a fever dream. At some times it was vivid and exciting and at other times, I had a hard time following and was a bit lost.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit and Grief

kayesomething's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Misogyny, and Alcohol

bookishcori's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

Lush, sensual, queer, foodie dream, inventive, beautiful. Rereading made it even better. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, and Grief

Minor: Suicide

starry_ayed's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Boi I tried to love this book! I loved the dialogue - the descriptions - the sincerity with which characters fell in love.

But the body horror was too much for me, man! I felt less certain of what was going on as the book went on. I also felt things was a bit too cool and ambiguous sometimes - I felt certain persons died because it would have been too much work to take them to account for their wrongs. And the book only seemed sometimes interested in that. So many things in this world I loved - but o that body horror scalded me bad! It ruined whole chapters for me.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape