Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

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

55 reviews

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

natraf_reads's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: 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

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

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming

Moderate: Transphobia

bashsbooks's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.0

Welcome to St. Hell is a fine graphic novel. I think that it's important to have more trans narratives, especially easily accessible ones. And this is a pretty quick, simple, and informative read. Hancox is bares a lot of his personal struggles, and I applaud him for the levity he's willing to inject in his reflections. But... it was not that interesting to me personally. It was a fine book. Just a little boring for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Cursing, Lesbophobia, Eating disorder, and Bullying

Moderate: Fatphobia and Misogyny

Minor: Alcohol, Medical content, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Outing

quinniantheduck's review

emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Outing