Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Transition, Baby: A Novel by Torrey Peters

163 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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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While interesting, I really struggled to get into this book. In part, I think it was the way it was written — the back and forth between characters and time periods made the book feel choppy and disconnected. The entire time I was reading, I never fell into the story. It just felt like I was reading — not experiencing it. The insights about being trans were the highlight for me. I felt deep sorrow for the characters who wanted so deeply to be themselves in ways society or biology would not allow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

cmcrockford's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Pregnancy, Outing, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Car accident

m1923's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence

Moderate: Suicide

alixcallender's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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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To me, the point of this book is not to proselytize or morally educate, but rather to present opinions and feelings and experiences that are messy and different from your own. This is an honest reflection of what it is to be a person, flawed and singular and wonderful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Grief, Abortion, Abandonment

Minor: Suicide

sofipitch's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

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The book was really good, I adored the writing style. Any writing style that sounds like a person talking to me is deeply addictive, even more if the narrator is funny. The characters also felt like real people, and the decisions they made were not always the best, but that is what I enjoyed. I think they only thing I didn't quite believe is their relationship to each other, especially Katrina. I didn't see what Ames or Reese saw in her beyond her obvious role in the story. I liked a lot of the flashbacks and other musings more than I did the plot the book was named after (but this is also likely personal bc pregnancy is a bit squicky to me). I feel like I could read a book of Reese ordering take out and doing her laundry though 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Outing, Dysphoria

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide

tome's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

meowpie's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-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: Complicated

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Go into this book with an open mind if you’re only used to cishet main characters because this book dives into the trans world & trans relationships. This book was very eye opening to some of the less talked about (at least in the cis world) struggles that trans individuals go through… physically, emotionally, mentally, socially, etc.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse

Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion

bea_'s review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Dysphoria, Classism

squidknees's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

lemusk7's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy