Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

Girl Meets Boy: The Myth of Iphis, by Ali Smith

4 reviews

opheliafrey's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5


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nightfell's review against another edition

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

2.5

I felt like this book had no purpose. It almost had the same feeling as reading a poem when, after finishing it, I appreciate and quickly move on. 
This book would have been more enjoyable if the sister's narrative was replaced with Anthea, and we read her narrative the entire time, and the author developed Anthea and Robin's relationship. Because the lack of detail and development meant I didn't care for them, or any character, and everything just became almost meaningless for me.

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Although I did enjoy the part when Robin told and retold the story in Ovid's metamorphosis.

There was literally no literary reason for Imogen to have been homophobic. I don't know why that was part of the story, but ok.

The ending was not as gratifying as it could/should have been. I felt like this book was too short to make a lasting impact for me.

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helen___'s review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful 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

3.75


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jenniferlynnkrohn's review against another edition

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

4.0


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