Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

55 reviews

haileyla's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

absolutely awful book. 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Suicide, Transphobia, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

bhasknees's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

Minor: Transphobia

mochiclouds's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative lighthearted mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love this book and jude and willem so much :( it still hurts. this book finished me. if you care for your mental health please do not read this. and if you consider reading this book please read the content and trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Eating disorder, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

child rape, child molestion, grooming, manipulation, and prostitution

blueberry0531's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Rape, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Ableism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Transphobia

yourdone's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Ableism, Abandonment, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Eating disorder, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Homophobia, Racism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Lesbophobia and Transphobia

akirma's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.5

SAD. Sad, sad book with incredible writing. This could've been one of my all-time favorites, hadn't it 

ended the way it did. The ending gives the whole thing an incredibly depressing message that I don't agree with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Body shaming

Moderate: Cursing, Dementia, and Outing

Minor: Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

mrdeadman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Literally the best depiction of the life long effects of csa. A lot of it hit way too close to home. Absolutely beautifully written.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Body shaming, and Trafficking

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Transphobia

sheshallbenamed's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Rape, Ableism, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Car accident, Death, Eating disorder, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Racial slurs

simplexdreams's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Racism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, and Transphobia

brookey_logan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Transphobia, Violence, and Vomit