Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

96 reviews

sashahc's review

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

Not all graphic novels are aimed directly at children.  "On a Sunbeam" by Tillie Walden is a meditative, beautiful, and complex science fiction story about the found family queer crew of a fish-shaped space ship repairing ancient architecture.  It's drawn in a spare, evocative style, using just three colors and spans 500 pages. I can't even encompass the plot or the world, but suffice to say it's worth reading, gnawing on, and re-reading. #book ! #PrideSFF

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Content Warnings

Minor: Transphobia

kconroy715's review

adventurous 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

4.25

The art makes it a little hard to focus if you’re someone who gets distracted easily, but overall, good read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Bullying, and Blood

katieandkiri's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Transphobia

a_win_in_clear_rain's review

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious 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

Can I just live forever in the vibes of this book?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Death and Transphobia

fromatreebranch's review

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

A beautiful read. Breathtaking illustrations.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Transphobia

caitonline's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

3.5

I loved the art of this novel so much! The color scheme was great and I loved the depictions of space. I thought the setti bc was really cool and I wish we had more time to explore it. The cast of queer characters was awesome. Yay nonbinary representation!

There were a few too many open ends for me. Maybe there was a potential sequel? I would love to read more of these characters and this world. Still loved it! Will definitely be returning to it in the future.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Transphobia

if you’re worried about the transphobia tag

there is a character who uses the wrong pronouns for a character (maybe depicted in like 2 chapters) but they don’t stick around and everyone hates them.

It is pretty brief and the rest if the story is very respectful.

mangooo_spagetti's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Transphobia

miayukino's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Death, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death and Blood

vagorsol's review

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Blood, and Transphobia

Minor: Death

lynxpardinus's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Transphobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood, Deadnaming, Animal death, Ableism, and Colonisation