Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

16 reviews

thursdd4y's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Gore, Car accident, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Dementia, Grief, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Murder, and Violence

esophagus18's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, and Deadnaming

Minor: Pregnancy and Death of parent

teaselkie's review

emotional reflective slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Dysphoria, and War

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

kibiiiariii's review

emotional funny informative reflective slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Classism, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, War, Abandonment, Car accident, Death, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Sexism, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Genocide, Grief, Infertility, Islamophobia, and Pregnancy

hannakutlu's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Genocide and Dysphoria

phantomgecko's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

I wasn't expecting a generational saga, but that's what it is, at least in large part. A fascinating look back in time and at a different culture. Slow, largely introspective. Brings up valid questions about gender in society, but less time is spent on that than I expected. Not my favorite, interesting tho.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Dysphoria, Incest, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Classism, Death, Homophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia

mpswans1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Medical trauma, Genocide, Dysphoria, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Grief, War, and Death of parent

Minor: Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Body shaming, and Drug use

sastork's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Homophobia, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Incest, Transphobia, Body shaming, Car accident, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Sexual content, Dementia, and Racism

stracciastela's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.75

okay wow
i cant believe how many topics this book dealt with really well in a relatively short page count
i felt so many things reading this i definitely want to continue with Eugenides' works, his writing style is impeccable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Incest, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Racism, and Violence

wormgirl's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Sexual content, Dysphoria, and Incest

Moderate: Genocide, Dementia, Violence, Murder, and Death of parent

Minor: War, Antisemitism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Racism, Transphobia, Car accident, Drug use, Police brutality, and Racial slurs