Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

Carmilla and Laura by S.D. Simper

10 reviews

aidamaria_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

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

2.0

“Can I copy your homework?”
“Sure, but don’t make it too obvious.”

Except for the ending (which I did like), this was borderline plagiarism instead of a retelling. Even the writing style, which I had to struggle past, was a poor imitation of the original prose.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

charming_killerqueen's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Lesbophobia

Minor: Domestic abuse and Miscarriage

willow_the_wisp's review against another edition

dark hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Miscarriage, Blood, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

kiwis_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Lesbian vampires need I say more 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, and Lesbophobia

wordwilderness's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Includes mention of forced marriage to rapist (past)

smartie_chan's review against another edition

dark hopeful 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: Blood and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Death and Domestic abuse

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, and Murder

shector1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

 I liked this version of Carmilla. I have not read the original version yet but this is encouraging me to do so. But Laura is better than me…to die for someone GIRL 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Lesbophobia

alexfromistemor's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I'm not sure why I was surprised at how short this was, given the length of the original, but still I was thrown off. Not dissuaded, however, far from it. I loved this. Simper's text is true to the prose and language style of the era, and of the original story itself, but definitely adds a sense of beauty and love, and more importantly, a sense of agency and choice on the part of Laura, particularly at the end. And I love her added bookends of the prologue and epilogue. This was romantic and sweet and even hit me in the feels. Great book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Blood

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

queergoth_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-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

4.25

You know what, I really enjoyed this retelling. I read Carmilla for the first time last year and this did not disappoint. It felt very true to the original while making it more explicitly queer and I loved that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Blood

herelieshenry's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, and Pregnancy