Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

65 reviews

zuikerpot's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Bullying, Homophobia, Violence, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Antisemitism, Cursing, Homophobia, Hate crime, Child abuse, Deadnaming, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Drug use, Blood, Dysphoria, Suicide, Pedophilia, Racism, and Drug abuse

taowlette's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Rape, Suicide, Police brutality, Dysphoria, and Homophobia

Moderate: Alcohol

careinthelibrary's review

challenging dark reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Absolutely a treasure. A glimpse into an era of queer history and lefty history that I've been yearning for. I felt connected to ancestors that I've been wondering about. Complex characters, complex decisions they are making, peppered through with historical moments and movements. Romance, violence, grief. Just a glimpse of a few lives and a few paths to self-understanding. 

Can be found for free on Leslie Feinberg's website as it's now out-of-print in a traditional way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racism, Homophobia, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, Rape, Violence, Physical abuse, Transphobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicide, War, Toxic relationship, Outing, and Misogyny

moxiemin's review

dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Outing, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

ssquish's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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: Police brutality, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Suicide

bazzy's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

Profound and deeply moving story about people living outside of a gender binary, and the intersections with class and race in the 20th century.

Pain balanced with a love and respect that was both heart wrenching and inspiring. 

The characters were imbued with such richness, their flaws, their struggles but ultimately their growth- I fell in love with so many of them.

This was not an easy read emotionally, but it was written so beautifully I couldn't put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Outing

verilyk_'s review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

“so real it bleeds”, indeed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, Grief, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Confinement, Blood, and Alcohol

feral_books's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-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: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Xenophobia, Dysphoria, Grief, Child abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: War, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, and Racism

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Blood, Homophobia, Child abuse, Excrement, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Murder, Pedophilia, Drug use, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death

blackberryjambaby's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Grief, Lesbophobia, Classism, Death, Dysphoria, Outing, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Transphobia, Alcohol, Bullying, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail