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streberkatze's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Transphobia, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Excrement
carbs666's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Confinement, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, and Colonisation
Moderate: Death, Medical content, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Racism, and Transphobia
laurajsmith's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Medical content and Medical trauma
Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Police brutality, and Sexual content
meremeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Racial slurs, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, and Blood
An extremely thoroughly and passionately researched retelling of Jack Shepard through a queer lens. This might not be a perfect book, but it is incredibly well done in certain aspects. I would recommend to anyone looking for good representation of queer love and trans masculine coming of age.bronzeageholly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Police brutality, Murder, and Medical content
Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Transphobia, Drug use, and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit
homewithyou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Medical content, Sexism, and Transphobia
Moderate: Child abuse, Colonisation, and Drug use
Minor: Sexual content
perpetualpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Blood and Medical content
Moderate: Death, Racism, and Sexual content
Minor: Deadnaming and Vomit
bookishkoala's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Racism, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Transphobia and Deadnaming
tachyondecay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I took the manuscript because I could not help but take it once I realized it was trying to communicate something. Something just for us. And if you are reading this, then you know who I mean.… Even if I were saying … that this is a code, they will never be able to read it. There are some things you can see only through tears.
The moment I read those lines, I knew the “us” was referring to trans people. This is not just a book with trans characters and by a trans author; it is a text that comments on the need for a sense of community among trans people that acknowledges our existence throughout history. Voth believes the manuscript is a message to other trans people; he in turn attempts to find a way to safeguard and preserve that message.
Originally posted at Kara.Reviews.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racism, Sexual content, and Transphobia
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, and Child abuse
Minor: Murder and Racial slurs
charlieleelee's review against another edition
- 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
As the "editor" notes, it's clearly written for a certain group of people.
Graphic: Homophobia, Police brutality, Racism, and Transphobia
Moderate: Blood, Death, Medical content, and Xenophobia