Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Chromatic Fantasy by H.A.

8 reviews

vael's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Torture, Abandonment, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Blood, Dysphoria, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Murder, and Gore

peachani's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Gore

Minor: Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Death, Dysphoria, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Torture

clarabooksit's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

apersonfromflorida's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Sexual content

Moderate: Deadnaming, Cursing, and Transphobia

Minor: Religious bigotry and Suicide

shereadytoread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

5.0

This was such a beautiful, expressive work. Literally the epitome of "be gay, do crime" but tons of heart and depth. I loved that the book was lighthearted and heartwarming, but delved into serious introspection. The book deals with bodily autonomy, relationships, suicidal ideations, and creating a life you love. The art is bright and fun and really supports the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Religious bigotry

alexmorex3's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Cursing, and Blood

doctorw0rm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

This is the first book I’ve read with a gay transmasc t4t relationship. I’m in a gay transmasc t4t relationship, and found myself relating to SO many moments throughout the book. Jules’ anxiety about being a man and how he’s perceived, Casper returning home near the end and being deadnamed and misgendered and just having to brush it off, the way they find each other and immediately bond, the “does he really like me, am I too much of a burden?” relationship thoughts you have when you’re worried you’re too annoying to be loved. It’s such a fun, heart-wrenching, unapologetically trans narrative that I really had trouble putting down. I can’t even begin to rave about the art, which is the reason I bought the book in the first place. I’m so glad I bought this book on a whim at Small Press Expo last month, and even happier that I’ve finally read it. 
This book fills me with so much joy but also makes me want to cry, because I just feel so SEEN by the author. It makes me want to make my own trans art. It makes me fall in love with my boyfriend all over again. I can’t recommend this enough. Required reading for transmascs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Transphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

thriftstoreclown's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

An exciting, funny, dirty, and moving piece of art. Well-written and witty, and illustrated and colored with all of the whimsy and flair of a Ghibli movie (with a lot more butts!) dipped in a bag of skittles. Trans love is invincible, especially self-love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body horror, Sexual content, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Dysphoria, Alcohol, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Deadnaming, Religious bigotry, and Drug use

In my opinion, the content tags I’ve added are pretty run of the mill things that are to be expected in an adult graphic novel like this, especially when dealing with trans protagonists. Some of them present themselves in very minor ways and should not detract from your enjoyment of the story. A very minor content warning I would add would be there are (not heavily detailed) depictions / mentions of enemas but there’s not really a label here for that. It’s used as a means of cleansing in the convent and is supposed to give the reader a bit of a laugh with some accompanying dialogue. Readers may find it a bit yucky but it’s less graphic than… another piece of popular fiction on the internet involving an enema… so take that as you will.