Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

169 reviews

sanamun's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Transphobia

Moderate: Miscarriage and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion

brnineworms's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

Messy bitches all round.
Exceptionally well-written, until the ending where it felt like the brakes were slammed; it faltered then just kind of stopped, and not in a satisfyingly unsatisfying way. Still, I liked it a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Outing, Dysphoria, Sexism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

Moderate: Abortion, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Blood, Chronic illness, Suicide, Violence, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Murder, Racism, Eating disorder, Trafficking, Car accident, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Colonisation

marplellous's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide

shirtypantser's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

0.75

The writing is good, the story is not. 

The premise is stupid (I don't say that lightly), the two trans characters are unlikeable and one is unredeemable. Racism, sexism both present on a regular basis in this. Author went pretty deep on fetishes but didn't quite pull off the point I think they were going for. I'm horrified this book is out there representing the trans fem community. This book gives the impression it was written by someone that doesn't actually like or much respect trans women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Fatphobia, Ableism, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Infidelity, and Physical abuse

helen's review against another edition

4.0

Insightful, funny and unflinching character study of 3 women (2 trans, 1 cis) and what motherhood, sex, gender and family mean to them.
These characters are complicated and flawed and sometimes hurt each other. The writing made me laugh, challenged my preconceptions and engaged my empathy.
Four stars rather than five for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the ending was perfect for the story Peters was telling, but it left me a bit disappointed and wanting more. Secondly, the way they hurt each other was difficult for me to read at times and means I probably won't reread.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Transphobia

Moderate: Outing, Infidelity, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Deadnaming, Pregnancy, Abortion, Infertility, Suicide, and Drug use

ddreid33's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Outing, Physical abuse, and Suicide

nixicat1's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

3.75

Interesting premise and informative window into trans life and culture that isn't usually accessible enough to cis people. However, I didn't gel with the characterisations or writing style. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Physical abuse, and Miscarriage

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

nwestwater's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse

mmatti300's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-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

I loved this book and I am excited to check out Torrey Peters' short stories (which are free on her website for anyone curious). I think that the reflections that this story provided on womanhood, motherhood, and queer identity are incredibly important. It was refreshing to hear about trans experiences from a more nuanced position while I also think that the fact that every character is in some way an outsider to particular experiences is incredibly interesting and important. This a book that will stick with me for a very long time and has put me on a Sex and the City craze. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Transphobia, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Pregnancy, and Outing

grainjordan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Hate crime, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Outing, Suicide attempt, and Infidelity

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Deadnaming, Drug use, and Homophobia