Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure: A Graphic Novel by Lewis Hancox

71 reviews

courtofsmutandstuff's review

4.0

Solid graphic memoir! The majority of the book deals with Hancox's gender dysphoria, especially before he knows what being trans is. I really did like the current Lewis talking to his past self - and his interactions with his family and friends reflecting on their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors at the time. 
As a heads up to teachers though - while I think this is a great book for students, there are some instances of nudity which might be an issue for a classroom library. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Dysphoria

readingpicnic's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this a lot. Very relatable journey with gender for me personally. This was very funny, and I grew to enjoy the art style (I think I waited so long to read it because the art style on the cover put me off for some reason). I was also an emo teen "tomboy" for most of middle school and high school who listened to punk and rock music, so I felt very seen by this lol.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Dysphoria

Moderate: Transphobia

achilleanshelves's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria

Moderate: Alcohol, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Bullying, and Vomit

fernash's review

funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Deadnaming

asteriusreader's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

contains lots of british slang (that i couldn’t always figure decipher the meaning of while reading), but nonetheless an incredible telling of the journey of trans realization and coming out, and grappling with body image and sexuality and fitting in throughout the process. would highly recommend to anyone to read as an informative yet entertaining graphic novel, but especially for trans youth and anyone questioning their gender identity.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Dysphoria, and Eating disorder

petepilgrim's review

funny reflective fast-paced

3.75

A lighthearted spin on a memoir, though what I enjoyed most is the unexpected wave of nostalgia from the fact I grew up in St Helens at the same time as Lewis. Though, we called it Smellins, not St Hell.

I could recognize so many of the places: Such as every alternative kid going to Overload (the under 18s rock night at the Citadel) to get drunk, or knowing which exact street was being referenced.  I wonder if I ever crossed paths with him without knowing?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Eating disorder, and Dysphoria

Minor: Medical content, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

gefthetalkingmongoose's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Transphobia, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Bullying and Deadnaming

Minor: Outing

solarlavenderreads's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I think this is a great book for any trans teen that hasn’t started their transition yet and are looking for support. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Transphobia

readalongwithnat's review against another edition

4.0

This had me feeling all the things!!! I love queer graphic memoirs so frickin much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

libraryfrog's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.5

A funny, honest, and relatable story. Good pacing and characterization. I think this book would have been life changing-ly helpful if I had read it as a teen, as an adult it was still very enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria

Moderate: Eating disorder and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content