Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

14 reviews

avadore's review

emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A queer romp with plenty of big questions and no interest in giving us answers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Transphobia

Moderate: Abandonment, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

dschonah's review

dark emotional funny 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

Peters expertly captures what it means to be a modern trans adult, the multitudes of femininity, and how pregnancies and queer family fit together and also challenge eachother. 

You can feel that the characters are built with knowledge and empathy to their flaws and worries. You will go from hating the  three main characters in one second, to deeply loving them the next, as you are being dragged along through their lives as women and trans people. Ultimately, I developed a real fondness and empathy for all of them. 

It is so refreshing to see trans people creating the modern image of what it means to be transgender and bringing out own narratives into popular media. 

Trans excellence! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment and Abortion

Minor: Grief

sebby's review

challenging emotional tense slow-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Outing, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

Moderate: Hate crime, Suicide, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

fronkiekong's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Dysphoria, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Violence, Transphobia, Infidelity, Infertility, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Outing, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abandonment and Drug use