Reviews tagging 'Violence'

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

38 reviews

becks444's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Transphobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicide

bumblemee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

Zunächst einmal: Während des Lesens habe ich mitbekommen, dass Meredith Russo anscheinend emotional stark missbräuchlich ihrer Ex-Beziehungsperson gegenüber war. Daher evtl. darüber nachdenken, dieses Buch aus einer Bibliothek auszuleihen oder secondhand zu kaufen, sollte man es lesen wollen.

Das Buch selbst mochte ich gern, es ist eine größtenteils hoffnungsvolle Geschichte, allerdings sind auch einige recht heftige Szenen dabei, die von den Content Warnungen abgedeckt werden. 
Ich war irritiert davon, dass durchgehend Begrifflichkeiten verwendet werden, bei denen sich heutzutage die meisten Mühe geben, sie auszumerzen. Z.B. "transsexuell" statt "Transidentität" oder "transgender" und "Geschlechtsumwandlung" statt "Geschlechtsangleichung". Keine Ahnung, wie das auf Englisch gehandhabt wurde und ob diese Begriffe an der Übersetzung liegen. Vllt liegt es auch daran, dass das Buch von 2016/17 ist, aber ich dachte eigentlich, da wäre es auch bereits so gewesen, dass diese Begriffe als veraltet galten. Nun ja.

Mir gingen manche Sachen ein bisschen schnell, wie z.B. die Entwicklung der Liebesgeschichte zwischen Grant und Amanda, aber ich verstehe auch, dass das der Geschichte an sich zuträglich war, weil es eben um Amanda geht und nicht nur um diese Liebesgeschichte.

Ich kann außerdem nur empfehlen, das Nachwort zu lesen, da die Autorin dort ein paar Dinge aufgreift, über die ich mich gewundert habe - z.B. dass Amanda in ihrem jungen Alter bereits auf legalem Wege eine Hormontherapie begonnen und Operationen hinter sich gebracht hat. Es ist außerdem aufgeteilt in einen Part an cis Lesende und einen an trans* Lesende und ich finde, die Autorin hat mit ihren Worten in diesem Nachwort die Geschichte gut abgerundet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Violence, Deadnaming, Outing, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug use

Minor: Rape

d00rframe's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Mental illness, Rape, Outing, Misogyny, and Homophobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Abandonment, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

emiltoivola's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.75

It was so lighthearted at firts but then it took a series of dark turns but either way i liked reading this a lot.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Deadnaming, Outing, Homophobia, Rape, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

mandala_eyes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Outing, Rape, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, Hate crime, and Homophobia

kia_y_k's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Minor: Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Outing, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Death, Biphobia, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Rape, Homophobia, Dysphoria, Bullying, Violence, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

bashsbooks's review against another edition

A friend recommended this book and said it was one of her favorites ever, so I really tried to get into it. But the writing style is very simple and the conflicts are kind of boring. I think maybe realistic YA fiction is not really the genre for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Bullying, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Drug use and Abandonment

Minor: Violence, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

-Queer slurs -Toxic masculinity

jennafur's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

Gees this book was wonderful. Had me hooked from the beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Mental illness, Bullying, Hate crime, and Homophobia

Minor: Gun violence

theabee's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Rape, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Deadnaming, and Religious bigotry

emiliehomme's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Outing, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Rape, Suicide, and Violence