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Lo indispesable de Unas bollos de cuidado by Alison Bechdel

4 reviews

kappafrog's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted medium-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

What a great piece of history to dive into. I felt indebted to these women (or rather, the people in the author's life they represent). It was fascinating getting insights into what feminism was like in the 80s through 00s. Also really interesting to see the events of the 21st century from a different perspective than I had as a kid growing up leftist in a conservative place. It was also depressing at times to see how little has changed.

The main issue with the collection for me was how insufferable a few of the characters were. Mo really annoyed me until Sydney came along and made her seem reasonable and well rounded. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, Transphobia, War, Ableism, Medical content, Animal death, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Biphobia, Cancer, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Dementia, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Classism, Genocide, Grief, Homophobia, Abortion, Alcohol, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Cursing, Deadnaming, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Mental illness

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Deportation, Mass/school shootings, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Hate crime, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Blood, Bullying, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, and Rape

becksusername's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, Lesbophobia, War, Biphobia, Deadnaming, Ableism, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Death of parent, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, and Transphobia

lovegriefandgender's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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

Yet curiously, against the sweeping backdrop of history... everyday life pretty much continues.

There's a bid, at the moment, for stories about happy queer adults. I prefer this: the struggle to find happiness against the endless and brutal onslaughts of a system that is not designed for us and compels us — again and again — to hurt ourselves and each other. Then there are these snatches of joy and the glimpses of a better life and a story that never really ends. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Dysphoria, Racism, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Biphobia, Sexual harassment, Ableism, and Transphobia

loverofeels's review against another edition

funny

• 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? Yes

4.5

so funny and entertaining though depressing at times due to the amount of politics and infidelity. alison bechdel has my heart <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: War, Toxic relationship, Cancer, and Sexual content

Minor: Death, Police brutality, Car accident, Deadnaming, Drug use, Biphobia, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Abortion, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Dysphoria, Racism, and Animal death