Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater

51 reviews

lindseygilger's review against another edition

The storytelling was just so incredibly slow. This is a sad, complicated case but the author did not draw me in in the slightest. The first 50% of the book was all background and so many names it was hard to keep track. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia and Violence

good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content

Moderate: Deadnaming, Gun violence, and Death

Minor: Suicide

kteliza28's review

emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

Very interesting read from the perspective of the victim and the offender. Insightful look into the logistics of trials and the penal system, especially for youth. Intriguing look into the lives of both kids. Challenges the reader to hear two sides of a story and a reminder that a moment of bad decision making can change a life forever. We are not all our worst moments and we are not all our scars.
At times it felt this book dragged towards the last half. There were some parts that seemed to be filler content and didn’t add as much to the storyline. It was hard to see someone misgendered so much but I’m glad they included every time it happened to really showcase the way that agender, nonbinary, and trans people are often overlooked. Also hard to hear the stats of the way the justice system so negatively impacts black youth and how many lose friends and family to tragic deaths at such a young age. Guy wrenching read with heartwarming moments.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, and Transphobia

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Medical content

bookishperseus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Medical content, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Confinement, Hate crime, Deadnaming, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Medical content, Gun violence, Grief, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Classism, Child death, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Bullying

l_page_'s review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, and Fire/Fire injury

samanthamurk's review

3.0

good story, well written, easy to follow, but longer than it needed to be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Fire/Fire injury

traceyanderson's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Suicide, and Transphobia

paperschemes's review

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Violence

mattyb's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Homophobia

Moderate: Death, Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Medical content

Minor: Murder, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

leonislame's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

I personally didn’t like the way the story was told, switching between the two main character’s stories, but I feel like it worked for the story. I did get a little emotional, and the writing was very saddening at some points. But it did it in a respectful and good way. And I feel like the author’s goal was to make everyone on both sides of the story seem as human as possible and really make you feel human emotions for both main characters despite the flaws they may have, or if you don’t agree with them. And I admire the way it was done 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Hate crime