Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

13 reviews

rhiannonhoward's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Classism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Racism

merandacree's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Violence, Homophobia, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Bullying, Abandonment, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

barrybj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

its 5 AM right now and i just blazed through the entire second half of Stone Butch Blues in one sitting. I....dont know how to describe how I feel. I just feel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, Transphobia, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Rape, Vomit, Suicide, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Sexism

Moderate: Outing, Antisemitism, Alcoholism, Addiction, Abandonment, and Alcohol

verilyk_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

“so real it bleeds”, indeed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, Grief, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Confinement, Blood, and Alcohol

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

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

elliott_duncann's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense 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

Insanely informative and inspiring lesbian novel. If you are a queer individual who struggles with gender this is a must read. This book also talked in depth about lesbian and queer history. Must read if you ate a queer person. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Rape, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Police brutality

yarbroughac's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Racism, Abandonment, Death, Violence, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

toyin_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

There's a reason why lesbians recommend this book to young queers. It tells a story rarely told, shows butch history in a way I've never come across before and it is beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Police brutality, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Blood, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Deadnaming, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Suicide, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment