Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Obie Is Man Enough by Schuyler Bailar

7 reviews

wildatheart1339's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Bullying, Hate crime, Outing, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Medical content, and Violence

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, War, Toxic friendship, Police brutality, and Suicidal thoughts

robinks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This was such a beautiful story about growing up, becoming more confident in yourself, and finding your people, through all the messy complications of human relationships. It was also so heartwarming to see supportive family, friends, and community.

I loved seeing Obie being on a team doing something he loves, turning to his older brother for advice, staying connected to his family culture, and going on dates - all things that teens experience. His essay for the contest was also so beautifully written, so I’m glad we got to read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Outing, Violence, Deadnaming, and Sexism

Moderate: Dysphoria, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia, Grief, Blood, Body shaming, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This was a bit of a predictable read, but it made sense for the story being middle grade! The book can definitely be tough to read at parts as Obie experiences very intense bullying and violence, but I appreciated how supportive his friends and family are throughout. I also appreciated seeing the benefits of being allowed to start hormone blockers at a young age and how they helped to improve Obie's life in many ways. 

The book was very focused on swimming, so if you are not interested in that subjecy, you may not enjoy this book as much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Bullying, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Death

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent

pucksandpaperbacks's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Review to come, but just know I loved this one a whole lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Bullying, and Medical content

foreverinastory's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

The author reads the audiobook and Schuyler did an amazing job! I loved his narrator and this book so much. The author notes at the end really got me too.

Rep: Half Korean, half white trans male MC, cishet Latine female love interest, white trans male side character, cishet Korean male side character. 

CWs: Transphobia/transmisia, bullying, deadnaming, misgendering, homophobia/homomisia, f-slur, violence, outing. Moderate: past mentions of suicidal thoughts, death, death of grandparent, mentions of war, toxic friendship, injury/injury detail, medical content (stitches), racism, dysphoria, grief. Minor: lesbophobia/lesbomisia, ableism, panic attacks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Bullying, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Violence, and Outing

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, War, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racism, Dysphoria, and Grief

Minor: Ableism, Lesbophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

1979lwt's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

I LOVED IT and the little note at the end from the author to trans kids reading the book was AMAZING i mena the whole book i was questioning if i was “trans enough” because i had it different from Obie but omg the note helped so much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Bullying, Violence, and Hate crime

Moderate: Medical trauma, Death, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Lesbophobia, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Racism

ncornelius's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and War