Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

19 reviews

rhiannonhoward's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Classism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Racism

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Rape, Sexism, Blood, Grief, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Deadnaming, Violence, Medical content, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Outing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Bullying, Classism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, and Racism

quinn24's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

 didn’t like this as much as I thought I would but I do still like it quite a bit. I wasn’t a big fan of the writing style and I found that the timeline tended to jump forward months or years without warning. It is very clearly a labour of love however, and it is a very interesting and important read. If you are interested in queer history and like historical fiction you would probably like it. It does have a lot of heavy content but I didn’t find it to be gratuitous, it was real and unfortunately necessary to tell an accurate story, (though of course you should check warnings if needed). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, Blood, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Cursing, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Alcohol, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, and Police brutality

Moderate: Antisemitism, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Deadnaming

Minor: Classism, Addiction, Medical trauma, Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

rooreads's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Rape, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Outing, Racism, and Suicide

Minor: Antisemitism, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

remiremi's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective fast-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

truly a masterpiece, rightfully a staple in the queer community! I felt very connected to the characters and their journeys.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Police brutality, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, and Alcohol

Minor: Deadnaming and Alcoholism

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Blood, Homophobia, Child abuse, Excrement, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Murder, Pedophilia, Drug use, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death

gayelfboi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

Look at tge trigger warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Drug use, Vomit, Torture, Lesbophobia, Grief, Transphobia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Outing, Murder, Deadnaming, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Antisemitism, Suicide, Excrement, Cursing, Confinement, Classism, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Death, and Child abuse

Minor: Islamophobia and War

sapphicpenguin's review against another edition

5.0

An essential work of queer history that I hope people continue hanging onto for many generations. Simply written and beautifully human and often hard and, above all, honest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Police brutality, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Outing, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Cursing, and Homophobia

Moderate: Dysphoria, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Suicide, and Trafficking

bexdot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

4.5 ⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Blood, Classism, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Bullying, Dysphoria, Gore, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

Minor: Medical content, Outing, Alcohol, Racism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Grief, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Dementia, and Drug use

toyin_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

There's a reason why lesbians recommend this book to young queers. It tells a story rarely told, shows butch history in a way I've never come across before and it is beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Police brutality, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Blood, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Deadnaming, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Suicide, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment