Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

173 reviews

mgeary2's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Transphobia

ekclar's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Transphobia and Homophobia

cjsays's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Transphobia and Medical trauma

mia_pevensie's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Domestic abuse, Racism, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Death

chattie_the_mad_chatter's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

4.25

This book is very characterbased exploring the choices of two twins who escape the small colourist town. 
The Book structure flips from present to past and between characters, so if you enjoy a nonlinea  structure you will appreciate this. 
I enjoyed how we were made to care about some chatacters strongly just within one chapter.
The Book explores freedom, performing and passing, family and choices. It also includes transman representation, which i fekt was authentic and positive. Although colourists is explored, it is not the main focus it is much  more about the characters and their individual situations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Bullying

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Classism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Dementia

bek_p87's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

I want to say I enjoyed this book, but I don't think enjoyed is exactly the right word. It was intense and emotional, and yet not quite as intense and emotional as I thought it might be. It was excellent and very well written, although there could've been more signposting re: dates of some parts of the narrative. Even so, this will stay with me for some time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Racism

Moderate: Drug use and Transphobia

Minor: Medical content

spark_879's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Racial slurs and Death of parent

Minor: Dementia, Dysphoria, and Transphobia

littlebells's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Racism, and Classism

Minor: Racial slurs

cadence99's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.75

The Vanishing Half attempts to tackle a lot in its almost 400 pages: identity, racism, Transphobia, trauma. Overall, I did really enjoy this book, the premise was a good one, however, the end left me feeling as if the book bit off a bit more than it could chew- I wanted to learn more about each of these individuals, to delve deeper into their inner lives 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Dementia, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Death, Death of parent, Racism, and Transphobia

keliza23's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Murder

Minor: Transphobia and Abandonment