Reviews tagging 'Biphobia'

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

12 reviews

ashley_turch's review

funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Slower start - impossible to put down about halfway through. Feels like a memoir

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Abortion, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Medical content

seekinglucidity's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Biphobia, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Chronic illness, Dementia, and Gaslighting

shelbygibbs's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.75

So enjoyed this! I’m in love with Carey as a character and I think everyone is so well written. Each chapter I said id pause there and was forced to keep reading by how good it was…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Abortion

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Addiction, Biphobia, Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

franklybookish's review against another edition

emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Homophobia, Infertility, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

ninaszewczyk's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Outing

Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, Homophobia, Infertility, Terminal illness, and Abortion

dizzzybrook's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content

taylorsevalia's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Pregnancy

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Abortion

Minor: Child abuse

flashandoutbreak's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

librarianjennifer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

emmas_bookshelf's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is primarily set in 2008-2011 Cork, Ireland. The economy is in a terrible recession and Rachel is graduating with an English degree and no job lined up. I was immediately hooked by the writing and deeply invested in Rachel’s love life and the tangled web that her and her best friend James were weaving in the lives of others. The book covers many heavy topics (homophobia, abortion) while also having an amused or amusing tone at times. I’m not totally sure to explain it but I really enjoyed reading it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Alcohol