Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya

11 reviews

crybabybea's review

challenging reflective fast-paced

3.75

Wow, this was short but very well done. It gave me a very intimate look into the experience of being a trans woman, especially a BIPOC trans woman. On top of that, it was also a reckoning with the patriarchy, and Vivek Shraya challenged me to examine the gender binary, as well as the morality and standards placed upon men and women. I especially appreciated the short section where she talks about what makes a "good man", and how we can free ourselves and our partners from patriarchal ideals that are rooted in white supremacy and Christian evangelicalism. Just a really thought-provoking and intimate read that I wish was longer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Transphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Deadnaming

cogowno's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Dysphoria, and Deadnaming

ollie_again's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Misogyny, Dysphoria, and Transphobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

qqjj's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Self harm, Outing, Bullying, and Infidelity

readandfindout's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.25

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 4 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Bullying, Homophobia, Transphobia, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racism, Infidelity, Body shaming, Biphobia, and Hate crime

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, Sexism, and Bullying

Moderate: Dysphoria, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Minor: Murder, Kidnapping, Death, and Violence

ezwolf's review

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

Moderate: Racism and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, and Eating disorder

lehna's review

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria, Misogyny, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, and Homophobia

flamesocks's review

emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Dysphoria, Grief, and Transphobia

Moderate: Biphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Self harm

lovelynovellas's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexism, Body shaming, Misogyny, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, and Dysphoria