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zannayo's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
5.0
My own love for this work snuck up on me as I read on. The themes explored within these two stories could easily have been overwhelmingly sad, but there was always enough hopeful lightness.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Alcohol, Car accident, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Outing, Alcoholism, Murder, and Transphobia
Minor: Cancer and Deadnaming
hurtingthehurt's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
1.25
the main heroine is nice, the plot is kinda working out, but transphobia and countless mentions of the mother being a man isn't. i really hope it's just the russian translation being wrong... because generally this book has a potential and the trans heroine is cool, but the slurs and calling the trans heroine a man as a joke (and as a fact that nobody has a right to forget) every two pages make it hell.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Cancer and Death
honeyvoiced's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Murder, Hate crime, and Cancer
demo's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Transphobia
Moderate: Deadnaming, Hate crime, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Terminal illness
The transphobia in Kitchen occurs not solely in depictions of the violent mistreatment of the trans character but primarily through the author's handling of the character's transness. The narrator and other characters regularly deadgender the trans character and this is depicted as lighthearted and affectionate.
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