Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

57 reviews

jessthanthree's review

emotional funny reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Outing, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Abortion, Racism, Homophobia, Dysphoria, Grief, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Deadnaming, Mental illness, and Car accident

catherinemcfall's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad 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

4.0

Gave me a lot to think about...it presents messy people who are flawed and not necessarily likeable but we're open to all their hurt and vulnerablity and shame which makes them so human and therefore loveable? Found some of it made me uncomfortable in a challenging good way, I think. Interesting insight into trans women's culture and taboo sex acts that don't get talked about in non fiction books about the trans community. I think I'll be thinking about this book for a while, trying to understand it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Transphobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Deadnaming, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, and Physical abuse

Minor: Mental illness and Suicide

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Abortion, Transphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Self harm, Stalking, Xenophobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Eating disorder, Genocide, Death of parent, and Antisemitism

mayan03's review

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Physical abuse, and Miscarriage

zoonewrevues's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book envoked so many complicated emotions and was quite an easy read. I love that is is actual trans literature by and for trans people. The characters made me go through all the stages of grief from their various decisions.

the ending was not what I had hoped for but it is still very good

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

jdamae11's review

challenging emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Abortion and Racism

beccaruthe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Death, Miscarriage, Outing, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

Minor: Body shaming, Classism, Abandonment, Addiction, Car accident, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racism, Stalking, Mental illness, and Misogyny

grets_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Outing, Physical abuse, Suicide, Transphobia, and Alcohol

venarose22's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Sexual content

minxtte's review

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Outing, Infertility, Domestic abuse, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Drug use, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, Addiction, Alcohol, and Mental illness

Minor: Abandonment and Eating disorder