Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Bound in Flesh: An Anthology of Trans Body Horror by Lor Gislason

10 reviews

arlingtonchamberofgay's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.75

Each story is delightfully fucked up, exploring the horrors of having a body in a variety of different ways. To have the trans experience written in so many different ways through horror is amazing. 

My favorite was “Looking for the Big Death” by Taliesin Neith, as it explored the fascination of dying and the intimacy of killing someone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Body horror, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Car accident, Transphobia, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

havelock's review against another edition

challenging dark

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse, Vomit, and Transphobia

maxence_666's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Vomit, Gore, Death, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, and Murder

bladelikesbooks's review

4.0

‘Bound In Flesh’ is an adult trans horror anthology. A collection of 13 horror short stories focusing on body horror. I rated each short story separately and got an average rating of 4 stars. Horror isn’t my usual genre so starting with this was like jumping into the deep end but I had a great time! 

My favorite short stories included ‘In The Garden Of Horn, The Naked Magic Thrives’ by Hailey Piper; ‘Show Me’ by Amanda M. Blake; ‘Looking For The Big Death’ by Taliesin Neith.

I loved how different the stories were from each other even though they were all within this one specific genre and I loved how diverse the casts were. There were so many different types of representation in this and so many different stories, I feel like there’s definitely something in here for everyone. 

I’d definitely love to check out the other works of the authors and editors who contributed to this anthology and I’ve also joined the Ghoulish Books book club which has been so much fun. Overall, I had a really fun experience reading this book and it has introduced me to a whole new community of readers. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves the horror genre or queer books or anthologies. 

Representation - Autistic (A); Bisexual (A); Disabled (A); Fat (MC/A); Gay (SC/A); GenderFluid (A); He/They (A); Mobility Aid (Colostomy Bag - MC); NeoPronouns (It; A); Neurodivergent (A); NonBinary (A); Queer (MC); Sapphic (MC/A); She/Her/They/Them (A); She/He/They (A); They/Them (MC/SC/A); Trans (A); Trans (FTM, MC/SC/A); Transmasculine (A); Trans (MTF/MC/A)

TWs/CWs - Abortion; Amputation; Animal Cruelty; Animal Death; BDSM; Birthing; Blood; Body Horror; Bugs; Bullying; Cancer; Car crash (graphic); Child Abuse, Child Death; Corpse; Cult Activity; Cussing; Death; Emotional Abuse; Exorcism; Fatphobia; Financial Abuse; Gore; Homophobia; Medical Detail; Murder; Necrophelia; Needle; Nudity; Physical Abuse; Prison; Sexual Assault; Sexual Content; Suicide Attempt; Transphobia; Violence; Vomit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Transphobia, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Car accident, Gore, Murder, Violence, Death, Homophobia, and Medical content

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Cancer and Bullying

poisoned_icecream's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Gore, Transphobia, Body horror, and Dysphoria

sarah984's review

dark

3.0

I always seem to find anthologies hit or miss and this book fits that pattern. A lot of the stories leaned into the weird transgressive space body horror offers as a playground in a way that was really interesting even if I couldn't say I enjoyed it, and the trans lens in many of the stories was really compelling. However there were a few that were stretching the limits (heh) of what I would consider body horror and one story I outright hated, so I'm rounding the average at 3/5.

Top faves: Long Fingers by Layne Van Rensberg, Lady Davelina's Last Pet by Charles-Elizabeth Boyles, Man of the House by Lillian Boyd.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Sexual content

Moderate: Transphobia, Medical content, and Dysphoria

Minor: Ableism, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Cannibalism, Hate crime, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

bruisedtigers's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

As always, it's hard to rate an anthology. I was a little disappointed by a good handful of these, even if they had a good premise.

Standouts for me are "Mama is a Butcher" and "Show Me." I'd consider the best of the lot to be " Lady Davelina’s Last Pet."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Body horror, and Violence

ramreadsagain's review

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

An excellent collection of short stories, with a great mix of disturbing, creepy, odd and horrifying. I can definitely see how trans people in particular can have an intimate relationship with body horror, and these stories are a powerful representation of this. 

Some favourites include The Haunting of Aiden Finch (which is great for creepypasta fans), Lady Davelina’s Last Pet, Long Fingers, and the final three especially! 

Some were a bit of a miss for me, but I still absolutely recommend this anthology! 

I was offered a free copy of this book by Book Sirens and am leaving this review voluntarily. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence

Minor: Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Religious bigotry

enchantressreads's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Murder, Death, Child abuse, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Blood, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Rape, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Excrement, and Dysphoria

Minor: Animal death

sdsmith80's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Usually collections and anthologies take me longer to read, but I whipped through this one in less than a day. The stories range from gross to heartbreaking, with a wide range in-between. 

The first story does a great job of setting the tone and greatly reminded me of a certain Soska Sisters film that's a personal favorite of mine, and it's definitely the entry I enjoyed the most, for that reason. 

Other tales I would love to see adapted, especially Mama Was a Butcher, and Man of the House. I could picture them vividly and it would be great to see what they become onscreen. 

In the Garden of Horn, The Naked Magic Thrives is another beautiful story from Hailey Piper, and oh, I want to know more! I want to see what happens next! 

I don't think I can say much more without giving spoilers, which I really don't want to do. What I can say is if you're a fan of body horror, you need to check this out! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Death, Transphobia, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Murder

Mind the content warnings, but don't let them deter you from an excellent read!