Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

339 reviews

milliemarilyn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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: Pregnancy and Transphobia

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, and Abortion

lil_owl_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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

4.75

This book almost read like it could be a sociological dissertation. But a dissertation could never have the charm, wit, and love that Detransition, Baby has. It’s impressive to toe the line between direct social commentary and messy romance drama but Torrey Peters does it incredibly well. I want to emphasize what another reviewer said so well: every character does not need to align with and champion your ideals. Every character in this book is messy. And I loved that about them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

sundayfever's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

This was an incredible read. A book written for trans people, not to explain trans people to the world. Deeply flawed but loveable characters who make mistakes and hurt each other, but with an undercurrent of love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Homophobia, Hate crime, Suicide, Transphobia, Outing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Abortion, Deadnaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

withlivjones's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

An unapologetic and eye-opening book about the trans experience (although, as the book demonstrates, there is no one way to be trans). The premise was so niche and different but nonetheless it was dealt with in a very realistic way, and the three main characters were all flawed and vaguely unlikeable but written in a way where you could still sympathise with them. Be warned: in order to enjoy the book you need to be comfortable with taking the scenic route to the plot, but Torrey Peters’ writing - if a little meandering - is so brilliant that I got a couple hundred pages in before realising that not much had actually happened plot-wise. I suspect that I’ll be thinking about this book for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Outing, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Transphobia, and Infidelity

Moderate: Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Deadnaming

Frequent use of transphobic and homophobic slurs

sara_elisabet's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

Heartbreaking, hopeful, and real

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Infidelity and Abortion

Minor: Miscarriage

teganbeesebooks's review against another edition

emotional informative sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Infertility, Outing, Racism, Miscarriage, Classism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Deadnaming, Medical content, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Abandonment, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Body shaming

elia_z's review against another edition

challenging funny inspiring 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

4.5

Trans excellence 👏

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Transphobia, Violence, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Abortion

xosirenox's review

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Outing, Toxic relationship, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Pregnancy, and Transphobia

Moderate: Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Abortion, and Suicidal thoughts

aquakirst's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Infertility, Grief, Abortion, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Outing, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, and Transphobia

Moderate: Car accident and Drug use

cogowno's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Sexism, Dysphoria, Misogyny, and Outing

Minor: Abortion