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shawcrit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Transphobia, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Excrement, Gore, Body horror, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Dysphoria
Minor: Murder, Rape, Incest, and Suicide
saccharinewoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Transphobia, Incest, Violence, Body horror, Hate crime, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Drug use, Murder, Ableism, Dysphoria, and Sexual assault
devsreadsnrambles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I am an avid horror fan. This book made me squeamish and want to clean my brain. I loved the not so subtle topic of trans-gender folx experiences in the UK and the cost of the lack of empathy and humanity they are treated with. This story is not for the feint of heart. But I believe it is so damn important to read. If you think you're uncomfortable reading this? Imagine how a trans person feels just living their life.
I would 100% read again. I have read Alison's previous book Tell Me I'm Worthless and while I didn't enjoy it AS much, I think Alison is an incredible writer.
Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Vomit, Addiction, Chronic illness, Death, Incest, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Body shaming
readingwithgoose's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Murder, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Blood, Gore, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Vomit
Moderate: Incest, Self harm, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Dysphoria
stargazersasha's review against another edition
5.0
brainwyrms is a wholesome meet-cute where — just kidding. it was pretty cute though. tore thru this in less than 24 hours. i loved tell me i'm worthless but rumfitt really hits her stride with this one. it's honestly not as gross as i was led to believe, but there is a lot of fatphobia i wish i was warned about. other than yeah, fucking brutal as always, an excellent social horror piece about what it's like to be a trans woman right now. her writing is so sharp and clever, she always strikes the perfect chord and it hurts. her criticism of fascism and especially transmisogyny is incisive as ever. alison rumfitt you will always be famous
Moderate: Transphobia and Fatphobia
antimony's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Transphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Child abuse
Major content warning for parasiteskyullua's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
as with tell me i’m worthless, i loved this book, had to cut some points for the ending as it felt a bit rushed, but honestly still surprised that the last few pages still had me just wanting to say “what the actual fuck”
Graphic: Sexual content, Hate crime, Transphobia, Self harm, Vomit, and Body horror
Moderate: Blood, Murder, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Alcohol and Dysphoria
hamletslover's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Drug use, Deadnaming, Alcohol, Violence, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Body horror, Blood, Abandonment, Vomit, Torture, Suicide, Physical abuse, Grief, Excrement, Child abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Outing, Infertility, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Classism, and Child death
lrgluck's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Child abuse, Transphobia, Body horror, and Self harm
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, and Incest
Minor: Antisemitism and Xenophobia
melissabrodersbitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Transphobia