Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

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

53 reviews

serena_hien's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia

Moderate: Death and Gun violence

maple_dove's review

challenging hopeful informative slow-paced

4.0

The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater is a book narrating the crime that happened between Richard (he/him), a boy, and Sasha (they/them), an agender teenager. It discusses the event with nuance, and asks questions, including  whether teenage violent offenders should be treated as adults.

To be honest, I can't really find the words to explain this book, nor what I liked or disliked about it. 😅

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement

Misgendering (graphic)

adrianabananaboo's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Suicide

cheesepuppy's review

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Wow. It was almost hard to remember this was a real life event. Slater did a phenomenal job in her writing to really make you feel empathy for both people. This is real. You don’t get clean cut right and wrong. The laws aren’t the answer. 

My only wish is that this had been written by or with someone who could have an own voices perspective. Regardless, this was well done. I’m still torn. I care for both people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Transphobia and Homophobia

Minor: Suicide and Grief

sunnybugz's review

informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

Read this book for class- a very interesting memoir. As a genderqueer autistic person, I related to Sasha a lot. But as someone who grew up poor and in a rough neighbourhood, I emphasized deeply with Richard. I appreciate the in-depth discussion about the failures of the justice system- especially the juvenile justice system. I appreciate how Richard wasn't made out to be an extreme villain, but rather a teenager who did something terrible but is growing from it. The pacing wasn't my favourite, and the writing felt somewhat flat at times, but the story itself is very important.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Hate crime, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Deadnaming, Racism, Death, Gun violence, Grief, and Cursing

pollyhall's review

challenging emotional informative sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Transphobia, Drug use, Drug abuse, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

kittkattsnacck's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

3.0

Interesting book, takes a vested interest in having the reader relate and sympathize with someone many people wouldn't usually bother with. Shows how the American justice system, even in cases where we identify with the victim, is incredibly and unfairly harsh. That being said it is very nice, like the author was worried that if they dug into the complexities of the story, the audience wouldn't be able to reach the correct emotional understanding of the story. Very fast and easy read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia and Hate crime

mimsreadingrn's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

I don’t remember much about this book, but I do remember it being a pretty effective read. It was one of the first memoirs I read that made me think about how much privilege I have as a white cis female in America. I really don’t have much to say about it, but if you’re looking for a memoir to educate yourself, here’s a great starting point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, and Hate crime

nickthefailure's review

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, and Violence

megplant's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia