Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

103 reviews

sarah_eggleton's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It took a while for me to see where the story was headed but once I did I was hooked. The characterisation is perfect, Peters doesn’t hold back with laying them bare for the reader but also each other, and you feel very connected with Reece and Ames especially which helps you understand their relationship and underpins the entire plot. Genius, I loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Transphobia, and Infidelity

Minor: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Outing

helen's review against another edition

4.0

Insightful, funny and unflinching character study of 3 women (2 trans, 1 cis) and what motherhood, sex, gender and family mean to them.
These characters are complicated and flawed and sometimes hurt each other. The writing made me laugh, challenged my preconceptions and engaged my empathy.
Four stars rather than five for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the ending was perfect for the story Peters was telling, but it left me a bit disappointed and wanting more. Secondly, the way they hurt each other was difficult for me to read at times and means I probably won't reread.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Transphobia

Moderate: Outing, Infidelity, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Deadnaming, Pregnancy, Abortion, Infertility, Suicide, and Drug use

zoonewrevues's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book envoked so many complicated emotions and was quite an easy read. I love that is is actual trans literature by and for trans people. The characters made me go through all the stages of grief from their various decisions.

the ending was not what I had hoped for but it is still very good

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

jdamae11's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Abortion and Racism

readbycarina's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Miscarriage, Outing, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol, and Infertility

Minor: Suicide attempt

grets_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Outing, Physical abuse, Suicide, Transphobia, and Alcohol

tinyjude's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Very messy, vulnerable and harsh. The characters are deeply flawed, unlikable at times and terrible at others. It arises many questions and reflections about traditional family, gender roles, race and what all of that means for the characters. It doesn't shy away from the bad and at times, it calls the characters out for their whiteness, cisness, heteronormativity, hypocrisy, etc creating a space for intersectionality that was interesting to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Hate crime, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Deadnaming, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abortion, Outing, Xenophobia, and Infertility

Minor: Death, Miscarriage, and Suicide attempt

minxtte's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Outing, Infertility, Domestic abuse, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Drug use, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, Addiction, Alcohol, and Mental illness

Minor: Abandonment and Eating disorder

madelynfrank's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I liked a lot of this book. It was definitely stories that are not seen in mainstream media. It introduced a lot of complexities. I appreciated the grey of all the characters although it made it difficult to read near the end, when you don’t quite have someone to root for. The ending choice was smart but hardly satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Abortion, Infertility, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Outing, and Transphobia

emhunsber's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Alcohol, Outing, Miscarriage, Homophobia, Deadnaming, Body horror, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Misogyny, Infertility, Infidelity, Gore, Grief, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Confinement