Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Transition, Baby: A Novel by Torrey Peters

71 reviews

creaturebenefits's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book shows the deep complexities of queer polyamory. it does not shy away from showing the characters flaws and biases. i had to put it down a lot during reading because some parts were really hitting close to home, or just brutally painful to read, like watching a car crash and being unable to do anything . 

i definitely still reccomend this book to people, especially those who are queer and poly. just be prepared to feel a lot of emotions, and to be faced with things you thought only you experienced written down in a book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Outing

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Abortion

d00rframe's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I loved this book. the characters aren't perfect, and I love that. pregnancy is a topic I'm not usually a fan of, but I thought I would try something new and I'm glad I did. it's definitely a harder book to read due to all the sensitive topics, as well as just generally feeling like a like book to read, but it is so worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Toxic friendship

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Lesbophobia

lucyhicks's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 32%

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It’s a heavy read, really well written but I might try again when I’m not in the trenches

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Pregnancy

beesbutreal's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria

fisheyedfish's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny informative slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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DNF 
Even halfway through it still felt like a slog. I found myself caring more about the present story but annoyed by the constant flashbacks. 
As a nonbinary person, I was annoyed that the author kept the characters very binary. They were either a man or a woman with no allowance for something in between or discussion of gender as a spectrum. I read Ames/Amy as a genderfluid person but the author and the other characters wanted to shove them in a box.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Pregnancy

Minor: Outing

lareinamags's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria

Moderate: Suicide

sshearer's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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There doesn’t seem to be so much as a plot as an overall vibe. The characters grapple with sexuality and what it means to be a woman/man. I hated Reese though. She knew she was toxic but didn’t seem to care that she was, which made her lash out and hurt those around her for no other reason that it soothed her. She brings up a lot of valid points in how trans women are treated and how she deserves to be a mother but her treatment of both Ames and Katrina was just horrific. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Transphobia

sestout's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, Outing, Alcohol, Dysphoria

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Grief

Minor: Suicide

squishmallow161's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Transphobia

Moderate: Outing, Gaslighting, Dysphoria

Minor: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide