Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

5 reviews

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexism, Alcohol, Cursing, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Body shaming, Cultural appropriation, Infertility, Sexual content, Violence, Deadnaming, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Outing, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Transphobia

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

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

tinyjude's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective 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

3.75

Very messy, vulnerable and harsh. The characters are deeply flawed, unlikable at times and terrible at others. It arises many questions and reflections about traditional family, gender roles, race and what all of that means for the characters. It doesn't shy away from the bad and at times, it calls the characters out for their whiteness, cisness, heteronormativity, hypocrisy, etc creating a space for intersectionality that was interesting to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Hate crime, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Deadnaming, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abortion, Outing, Xenophobia, and Infertility

Minor: Death, Miscarriage, and Suicide attempt

potatogrr's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

I want more books that queer the traditional family structure and use creativity to open our eyes to imagining a future beyond the heteronormative nuclear family. There was a deft use of flashbacks and non-linear timeline to reflect on the ways in which the main trio gets to the situation where they are considering non-normative parenting structure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Miscarriage, Xenophobia, and Infidelity

Minor: Toxic relationship and Pregnancy