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Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

64 reviews

kylieqrada's review against another edition

emotional funny informative lighthearted sad 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? Yes

4.0

Very good. I learned a ton about trans identities. We love an unlikable female character. Lots of sex terms I didn't know the meaning of and had to Google. I can't write book reviews when I'm depressed. 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Deadnaming, Infidelity, Transphobia, and Abortion

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Outing

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

melinasreads's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Abortion

The entire book is full of realistic depictions of the violence and mental illness that accompanies being an out trans person, and it is the focus of the book.

hmatt's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

After finishing the book, I went back and read the summary. The summary makes it seems like the story is told in a linear fashion, and it emphasizes specific plot points. Perhaps I would have enjoyed the book more has this been the case. 

I found the endless internal monologues of the characters boring. It feels like these sections are trying to be clever and informative, but in my reading they were dull and pedantic. I wanted to get to know the characters more, but I feel like this would have been more effective through advancing the narrative. The sections that are most memorable and characterizing to me are the sections where the plot moved forward, and I wanted more of that. 

I know the point of this book was not necessarily to enjoy it. Perhaps it's not a book that was written for me at all, and I'm trying to respect that. But I was/am attempting to take in what this book is communicating, and I can't help but think it could have been more effective in its delivery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Grief and Suicide attempt

Not sure I accurately captured all of the content warnings

thespinystacks's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative sad 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

4.0

This is a story mainly centred around Reese and Ames, however we also get the foundation stories of many peripheral characters. I enjoy a story that acknowledges the world doesn’t revolve around simple one or two characters, that everyone has a story.

The story of Reese and Ames is complicated, a duo who are sometimes friends, sometimes lovers, sometimes suspected adversaries. Like their relationship each person is deeply complex, and that’s depicted beautifully throughout Detransition, Baby. 

The story poses complex emotions towards gender stereotypes and it had me thinking long after I put the book down. To further complicate the storyline it has time jumps, but is so clearly written out and depicted you won’t have trouble keeping up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Abortion

sydneyj's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

clem's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.25

There were some technical flaws (mainly in the writing) but this totally absorbed me in a way a book hasn’t in a long time and I feel like I am going to be thinking about these characters for a LONG time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

aimsro's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, and Abortion

Moderate: Suicide attempt

leekaufman's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

Moderate: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Suicide, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Drug use

ashmalcom's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Medical content