Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

2 reviews

beepmbop's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

i cannot say enough about this book. i felt seen in a way i haven’t since i read Jane Eyre for the first time. Like i was reading my own history. I have spent so much of my time being queer feeling out of touch and disconnected from the community, but this felt like coming home - warts and all. I found myself wishing Leslie Feinberg will still alive so i could thank her, over and over and over. 

the ending is especially gut wrenching if you read the 2004 edition. I finished this in the first few days of 2024 and thinking about the change that has taken place in the 20 years since her death- it really is astounding. 

dark at points and deeply upsetting, but vital to understanding the history of afab gender non conforming people in the US as well as our vital place in the labor rights movement 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Police brutality, Violence, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Rape, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Grief, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Outing, Vomit, Death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Racism

Minor: Forced institutionalization

bexdot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

4.5 ⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Blood, Classism, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Bullying, Dysphoria, Gore, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

Minor: Medical content, Outing, Alcohol, Racism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Grief, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Dementia, and Drug use