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Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

33 reviews

rachelpark's review

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

mizzkatie's review

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse

cajengirl's review against another edition

dark informative 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

3.5

Reading this book exploring the mind of a transgender woman and a detransitioned man... as a cis woman... was a really unique perspective. The view of my gender from their perspective was eye opening. There was a lot of sadness in this book. Not in your face sudden sadness like the death of a main character, but instead an underlying tone of sadness that just carried you through. For that reason I thought about abandoning the book a few times. It was a book club pick, and I am looking forward to the discussion, so that made me keep going. I also felt like I was learning something, and even when that something makes me feel sad, learning something from a fiction novel is always inspiration to go on for me. I've never had a close friendship with a transgender woman, but I do feel like this book gave me some perspective in the event that one day I do. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia

addie's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Transphobia, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Suicide

scruffie's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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: Abortion, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Outing, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy and Racism

Minor: Suicide

miachalupa's review

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

spookieboogie's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Outing

Moderate: Dysphoria, Abortion, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault

kylieqrada's review

emotional funny informative lighthearted sad 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? Yes

4.0

Very good. I learned a ton about trans identities. We love an unlikable female character. Lots of sex terms I didn't know the meaning of and had to Google. I can't write book reviews when I'm depressed. 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Infidelity, and Transphobia

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

laudateluna's review

challenging funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Detransition Baby is a novel that equally feels made for me and not for me. It's a fantastic one, if you have any interest in exploration of gender or more specifically of femininity/womanhood; read it! It deserves to be thought about.

Please do not read the spoiler section until you have come to an understanding of what the book was talking about. In specific how it ended. This is not a "spoiler" of its content, its a mindset that could change how you experience the novel.

It was an enlightening journey that died for me with its concept. I was expecting the book to be more than it set out for, to go beyond what it was in text, however for me it was made impossible by its ending. Its not a "bad" ending, its just direct in telling you what it was about. That might work for you. For me it stopped my process of exploration of what it means to me. Because finding what I identified with was made so much harder by its purpous. I dont like when stories are literal. There is a genuine debate to be had of metaphorical effectiveness towards most people, but like I said before not for me. Maybe it is necessary and my experience is too novel. 

This book is perfect. I truly mean that. It's pacing is great so are its characters, dialogue, jokes, ideas, prose. I loved every page. Torrey Peters wrote one of the most compelling debut novels I have ever had the priviledge to read. (I also highly reccomend her novellas) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Outing, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

librarianmage's review

challenging emotional reflective tense 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Moderate: Suicide