Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

169 reviews

maiaw27's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Transphobia, Suicide, Death, Homophobia, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

miryame's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

i didn’t like the end 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Outing, and Racism

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

minxtte's review against another edition

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

mlovesbooks's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense 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

4.25

Did not expect all the nuance I read in this book. I didn't really like any of the main characters (Ames, Reese, Katrina,...) that much. They're all different levels of unlikeable.

I did enjoy all the conversations that were had in this book though, especially about queerness and specifically queer POC, however, none of the main characters identify as such so it felt lacking as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage, Abortion, and Infidelity

montyroz's review against another edition

challenging tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Outing, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Hate crime

Minor: Abortion

anna_luvs_cheez's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, and Emotional abuse

schnooglefaceduthie's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Transphobia, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism

erint251's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Outing, Dysphoria, and Hate crime

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Homophobia, Abortion, Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Eating disorder and Death of parent

lily1304's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

Definitely sad-funny, like a lot of novels about queer life. I really felt empathy for Reese, Ames, and Katrina, even if they each make some ridiculous decisions. Reese especially is kind of a loveable anti-hero, and her self-sabotage is familiar and painful.

Maybe this is an ignorant cis take but I didn't understand why

Ames couldn't be nonbinary? It sounds like masculinity was a kind of coping mechanism for Ames and not really who he is, and the end of the story seems to imply he's going to transition back again. But I was struck by the characters' fear when Ames was a trans woman who occasionally dressed in men's clothes. No one cares when I dress in men's clothes. I was like, "let her live!"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, and Suicide