Reviews tagging 'Blood'

A Queer and Pleasant Danger by Kate Bornstein

4 reviews

eap5790's review

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Religious bigotry, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Dysphoria, Self harm, and Mental illness

chischobes's review

4.5

really wonderful and life-affirming. what an extraordinary life.

notes to self: 
1. read up on scientology - wtf is going on there? 
2. "Never fuck anyone you wouldn't want to be." something to think about
3. just... enjoy life and don't worry too much. "For all the traveling I've done, I found that all rounds to life lead nowhere." when making "big decisions", think of that
4. sex and gender and sexuality are weird, just... do whaterver and don't be mean.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

shirarweiss's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

This is one of the most heart-wrenching books I have ever read, somehow both devastating and live-giving. Kate shares eye-opening insight into the world of Scientology and the experience of growing up trans in her time and I am in awe of her courage in sharing stories so deeply honest,  personal, and wholly human. 

Definitely read the content warnings before reading - it is intensely graphic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Deadnaming, Gore, Hate crime, Violence, Torture, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Cursing, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Body horror, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Body shaming, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Misogyny, Grief, Mental illness, Medical content, and Murder

cfell's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Slavery, Mental illness, Self harm, Transphobia, Cancer, and Death of parent