Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

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

15 reviews

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

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

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

rubadubindabathtub's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Transphobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Alcohol and Vomit

Minor: Alcoholism

meganpbell's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This funny, honest, self-compassionate, perfectly cringy, loving, empowering graphic memoir of growing up trans in suburban England in the 90s and early 00s is just such a gift. I loved how Lewis, as an all-grown-up transman, self-inserts, visits, accepts, and tries to help his younger self, Lois, and all the humor and honesty with which he depicts his teen years and his transition. So grateful this book exists!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria and Eating disorder

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Homophobia, Vomit, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Medical content, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Body shaming

Minor: Blood

joe_dmh's review

hopeful informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia and Deadnaming

Minor: Lesbophobia, Vomit, and Eating disorder

bookbuyingwithkatie's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Lesbophobia

nickthebooktoker's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Deadnaming, Medical content, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Bullying, Eating disorder, Transphobia, Vomit, and Dysphoria

Needle/injection depiction

alisonannk's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Outing, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Body horror, and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Medical content, Alcohol, Deadnaming, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Transphobia

arlingtonchamberofgay's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia and Lesbophobia