Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

29 reviews

ninahuynh's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

 A memoir to read! As someone who does not had body dysmorphia due to gender dysmorphia, this memoir really open my mind to another experience. I like the choice of it being a graphic novel, as it really illustrates the struggles Maia experienced. I also like the drafts at the end of the book. I enjoy seeing the process and how the art came to be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Blood, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Body shaming, and Transphobia

charliemaigne's review

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Body shaming

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Bullying, Outing, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Homophobia

Minor: Hate crime

dannothedino's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Medical content, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Transphobia

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia

traa's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Body shaming, Blood, Sexual content, and Vomit

Minor: Homophobia, Drug use, Lesbophobia, Outing, Pregnancy, and Transphobia

stacy837's review

challenging hopeful informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Medical trauma, Deadnaming, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Bullying, and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit, Blood, and Misogyny

cady_sass's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Wow. All the feels. It’s absolutely gut wrenching that this is on so many banned book lists - it’s so wholesome and genuine and could be exactly what someone needs. I feel so blessed to have known this in my lifetime and to know how many other lives this will touch and impact. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Medical content, Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Vomit, Body shaming, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship

beatingaroundthebooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria

Moderate: Blood and Medical trauma

Minor: Misogyny and Body shaming

smeyer's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Medical content, Sexual content, Body shaming, Homophobia, Bullying, Biphobia, Blood, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, and Body horror

emoryscott's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

As a transgender reader, I loved this book. If I had read this in middle school or high school, I would have understood myself a lot better. I’m sad that this book has risen the ranks of banned books to become THE most banned book in America. I hope this book gets into the hands of the people who need it somehow. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Bullying, Transphobia, Medical content, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Body shaming, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

laurenleigh's review

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Wow. So so powerful. This is absolutely fantastic, and you should definitely read it! It makes me sad that this is one of the most banned books right now, because it tells such an important story in a beautiful way. I cannot thank Kobabe enough for telling eir story and sharing it with the world. I was most stuck with the full page illustrations, where Kobabe really made me stop and consider some major themes and messages. E describes what it means to be non-binary in such a visceral, memorable manner. I can see how this would be super affirming to read if you also identify as non-binary, but I think it’s just as necessary to read if you identify as cisgender. I have a much more nuanced understanding now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria

Moderate: Medical content, Blood, Body shaming, and Sexual content