Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters

8 reviews

helen777's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Transphobia, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, and Lesbophobia

Sex work/prostitution

paperquilt's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Transphobia, and Gaslighting

Minor: Racial slurs

forgottenwitch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

By and large I absolutely loved this book! Tipping the Velvet was advertised to me as a lesbian cult classic from 1998, and honestly, what more could you ask for? Between the evocative writing, the victorian setting, and the heavy focus on gender roles, betrayal, lust, and love I was hooked from beginning to end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Classism, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Racism

outerscout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

if therapy were both around & helpful in the 1890s i'd say nancy needs it. a beautiful story with a beautiful, hopeful ending

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Confinement

Moderate: Transphobia, Racism, Abandonment, and Racial slurs

moss_martii's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Grief, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Classism

tonyay's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Transphobia, Toxic relationship, and Cursing

arsenic_'s review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Minor: Sexual assault

caroluvr's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Abandonment, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Dysphoria and Transphobia