Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

45 reviews

littlefemur's review against another edition

dark emotional

5.0

So painful and traumatic and beautiful and sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Antisemitism, and Bullying

Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Deadnaming, Suicide, Sexism, and Drug use

blackberryjambaby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Grief, Lesbophobia, Classism, Death, Dysphoria, Outing, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Transphobia, Alcohol, Bullying, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

bearystarry's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

Fuck capitalism, fuck white supremacy, fuck the police. Incredibly rewarding read, even if it’s excruciatingly painful sometimes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Outing, Lesbophobia, Emotional abuse, Blood, Animal death, Alcohol, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, Medical trauma, Excrement, Bullying, Body shaming, Antisemitism, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Death, Sexism, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, Racism, Racial slurs, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Homophobia, Cursing, Child abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Adult/minor relationship, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Genocide, and War

cornustella's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book has been sitting in my to-read list for a while, and I decided to download the pdf as the summer had started. I have rarely put it down since the moment I picked it up. I devoured it instantaneously. Something I like about this book is that its raw, its real. It spares little from the truth. I wish that everyone would read this book, it shows so many things that are very well still applicable to the current day. My jaw dropped when I finished it, I didn't want it to end. This is definitely going to be one of my favourite books from now on, and I'm thankful for having crossed paths with it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Dysphoria, Blood, Bullying, Excrement, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, Rape, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Moderate: Deadnaming, Child abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Suicide, Antisemitism, and Racism

ichthusangel's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape

Minor: War and Vomit

kibiiiariii's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Classism, Drug use, Bullying, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Car accident, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Confinement, Alcohol, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Dementia, and Rape

lifewithjoce's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Gore, Police brutality, Sexism, Bullying, Violence, Dysphoria, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Rape, Abandonment, Alcohol, Biphobia, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Homophobia, and Suicide

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Dementia

gayelfboi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

Look at tge trigger warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Drug use, Vomit, Torture, Lesbophobia, Grief, Transphobia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Outing, Murder, Deadnaming, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Antisemitism, Suicide, Excrement, Cursing, Confinement, Classism, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Death, and Child abuse

Minor: Islamophobia and War

transgender's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Transphobia, Racism, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Bullying, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Police brutality

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Antisemitism, and Suicide

celestriakle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I see why this book is considered a foundational queer text. It covers such a length of time, and it's fascinating to have that glimpse into the past and over the decades. It really does resonate even in 2023; so many of the struggles we had then are recurring again, and it's fascinating to see how the conversations played out both then and now. It did succeed in its main mission, getting me to think about gender and expression and all such things. Even when I wasn't reading, I found myself reconsidering my own gender and considering the experiences and variety we see. Not to mention, the prose is beautiful. I had so many passages highlighted of beautiful description that underscored the mood of the moment.

That said, it's not a perfect book. There are a LOT of side characters, and for me they blended together. All the butches sounded and acted very similar, so did all the femmes. The archetypes make a big splash of strong characterization the first time, but then it loses some power when you see all the characters acting similarly. That said, there are still a couple stand-outs, so it's not all bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Hate crime, Dysphoria, Antisemitism, Racial slurs, Classism, Bullying, Blood, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Police brutality, Outing, Deadnaming, Confinement, Transphobia, Torture, Sexual harassment, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Homophobia, Grief, Forced institutionalization, and Cursing

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Suicide and Adult/minor relationship