Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater

52 reviews

manta_moony's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I really loved the way everyone’s stories were pieced together. There was also segments that contained information pertaining to the story to help give the reader perspective which was really helpful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Bullying, Death, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Blood, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Minor: Racial slurs and Suicide

lindseygilger's review against another edition

The storytelling was just so incredibly slow. This is a sad, complicated case but the author did not draw me in in the slightest. The first 50% of the book was all background and so many names it was hard to keep track. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia and Violence

good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content

Moderate: Deadnaming, Gun violence, and Death

Minor: Suicide

kteliza28's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

Very interesting read from the perspective of the victim and the offender. Insightful look into the logistics of trials and the penal system, especially for youth. Intriguing look into the lives of both kids. Challenges the reader to hear two sides of a story and a reminder that a moment of bad decision making can change a life forever. We are not all our worst moments and we are not all our scars.
At times it felt this book dragged towards the last half. There were some parts that seemed to be filler content and didn’t add as much to the storyline. It was hard to see someone misgendered so much but I’m glad they included every time it happened to really showcase the way that agender, nonbinary, and trans people are often overlooked. Also hard to hear the stats of the way the justice system so negatively impacts black youth and how many lose friends and family to tragic deaths at such a young age. Guy wrenching read with heartwarming moments.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, and Transphobia

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Medical content

bookishperseus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Medical content, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Confinement, Hate crime, Deadnaming, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Medical content, Gun violence, Grief, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Classism, Child death, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Bullying

l_page_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, and Fire/Fire injury

samanthamurk's review against another edition

3.0

good story, well written, easy to follow, but longer than it needed to be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Fire/Fire injury

traceyanderson's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Suicide, and Transphobia

paperschemes's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Violence

mattyb's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Homophobia

Moderate: Death, Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Medical content

Minor: Murder, Suicide, and Toxic friendship