Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

51 reviews

mal_bookedatfirstsight's review against another edition

3.0

Until I read this, never had I ever read a book that made me feel like the unhinged woman. 

I don’t know how to rate this- I didn’t love it, at times, i really disliked it, but I also think it’s a one of a kind book that is brutally honest, unapologetic, and complex.
The characters were insufferable, yet I appreciated their povs. This book is insightful, depressing, and MESSY!!!! There’s so much commentary in this story, some statements made by the main character felt really problematic, which makes me feel conflict. HOWEVER, I loved that this story pushes boundaries and reimagines the ideas of womanhood, which is why I’m glad I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Miscarriage, Transphobia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Racism

Minor: Suicide

caspian's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Racism

miryame's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

i didn’t like the end 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Outing, and Racism

schnooglefaceduthie's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Transphobia, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism

202claire's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Transphobia, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Outing, and Racism

janetpollert's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Violence, and Sexism

Minor: Racism, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Dysphoria, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Grief, and Abortion

luisaroesch's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Deadnaming, Drug use, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Death, Outing, and Pregnancy

Minor: Dysphoria, Outing, Racism, and Suicide attempt

lwalla01's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

4.75

This book did basically everything a good book should do. As a reader it got me to think about my flaws, identify with at least one character, and make me feel invested in the characters lives. This novel follows Reese, Katrina, and Ames as they think about parenting, motherhood, and queer relationships. The characters are messy and the topics are often crude. There’s a decent amount of writing in this that is there for shock value. I had to reread or relisten to sections at several points. 

The strength of this novel is in the “world building” so to speak. This book covers transphobia, sexual/physical abuse, suicide, and race. It’s done in such a realistic way to conversations I see in my life. Where there’s a cursory acknowledgment of oppression, but most of the focus is on whatever the character perceives their oppression is. It’s truly a fascinating book. I definitely want to let this sit a few years and come back to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Racism, Transphobia, and Violence

paulawind's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

This book was a bitch to go through because the topics tackled there were so complicated and hard to swallow, but it is brilliant. What I love most about books is how they expose me to different perspectives, put me into the head of people completely different from me so in result I start looking at the world around me through their eyes. The problems I’ve never considered to even exist now mount to the size of existential dilemmas and life-or-death situations. 
This book goes through everything starting with gender identity, trans experience, through motherhood, femalehood, feminism, to class and race differences and how it all intersects. Definitely the best book I’ve read this year so far

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism and Suicide

lbevs's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Outing, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infertility, Violence, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Sexual content, Grief, Abortion, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Racism, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Physical abuse