Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

9 reviews

elysianbud's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

The entire second half of the book was just the author ripping my heart out of my chest while I sobbed violently. I've literally just finished it and I think I have a headache from dehydration...

Great characters and good plot. Love to see assholes get their due. Author sets atmosphere brilliantly. 

(Also the cover for this is gorgeous!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Murder, Outing, Child death, Suicide attempt, Racism, Slavery, Child abuse, Car accident, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Violence, Racial slurs, Self harm, Blood, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Bullying, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Suicide

saurahsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, but didn’t expect it to be so violent. I loved its lore and strangeness, the themes of identity and being othered. And I just want to protect main character 🥹💜

I understand the role that the violence played in the book, and it fit. Just wasn’t prepared for it going in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Child death, Racism, Death, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Outing, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Car accident, Cursing, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

Minor: Animal death, Abandonment, Infidelity, and Police brutality

brookey8888's review

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

3.0

This was fine. There was a lot I liked about it but a lot fell flat for me. I liked the discussion about racism, bullying, sexual assault, coming out, and family trauma/heritage. I liked how slowly Jake started to accept himself and the friendships and relationships that formed as well as the strengthening of the family. I just felt the the plot and the horror aspect was boring and it didn’t keep my attention sadly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Hate crime, Car accident, Outing, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, and Violence

exiellent's review

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Violence, and Incest

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

allyah's review

adventurous dark tense 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Mental illness

Minor: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Incest, and Pedophilia

miaaa_lenaaa's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

<SPOILERS>

Bro this was so good

You did low key scare me that jake and allister werent gonna get together

Like i think maybe there were a couple things i think could have been a little better? Like fiona doing a complete u turn on all her friends in like a day, fiona and allister helping jake get the diary but then not being in it till the end basically? but it wasnt enough of an annoyance for it to be 4 stars

It did scare me, but also it almost made me cry and was v v cute

Also im a big fan of the general concept

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Violence, and Vomit

being_stupid's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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: Rape, Bullying, Racism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Homophobia, Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Drug use and Mental illness

mjwilliamson's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? It's complicated

2.75

I liked the book. It wasn’t a bad book to read. I found the content and themes it touched on very compelling and they told a very interesting story. However, I found Jake to be a bit of a Mary Sue. Everything that he did wrong, or went wrong, could somehow be attributed to his circumstances/the ghosts and ghouls surrounding him. There was no ownership for his actions and there weren’t any major consequences for his actions. I would have liked him to have dealt to a modicum of his damage before it was immediately accepted by his family/friends. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Outing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Transphobia

Minor: Vomit, Stalking, Slavery, Rape, and Homophobia

icannotweave's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Transphobia, and Xenophobia