Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

36 reviews

lilycantchoose's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Incest, and War

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Racism

liesbethvv's review

challenging reflective slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

It took me a while to get into this book but after a fair bit I started to get really invested in the Stephanides family. Don’t expect twist and turns every two pages, but expect instead great character development, a very unique coming of age story and the traumas a family keeps dragging with it. I recommend if you’re in the mood for reflection and digging deep. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Transphobia, and War

darkmattersoybean's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gun violence, Grief, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Murder, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, Transphobia, War, and Violence

ruthiethetoothie's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Transphobia

krsweet's review against another edition

challenging lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia

ssgcedits's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

I picked this up at a time when I was anxious to read good quality fiction on LGBT+ themes and I definitely hit jackpot. It is a wonderfully crafted story, spanning three generations, that touches on almost everything people in the community go through or have gone through (since the 'present day' narrative is set in the 1970s). The encounter of Greek and American cultures is both beautifully described and almost painfully realistic and part of what makes this family's story so grabbing. Definitely worth re-reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Body shaming, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Death and Violence