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Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'
The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson
4 reviews
melodyseestrees's review against another edition
1.75
He trivializes symptoms in the DSM even though it is accepted that these symptoms are to have significant impact on the individual's life.
I was expecting a more nuanced discussion of the failings of the system. Perhaps how it isn't really built for anyone who is not male or Caucasian.
The attempts at humor fell flat and actively detracted whatever points the author was dancing around. The author was also not very focused on his own points and jumped all over the place at times. This felt like directionless info-dump.
If you are familiar with this author you might enjoy this book. I did not.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Violence
Moderate: Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide
Minor: Classism, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Eating disorder, Excrement, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Ableism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Rape, Self harm, and Cursing
Many of the content warnings are a sentence or two in passing. Not a whole lot is detailed.talypollywaly's review against another edition
3.25
Moderate: Excrement
Minor: Transphobia
megsthomas's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Murder and Torture
Minor: Transphobia
alibader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Rape, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Stalking, and Transphobia