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Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'
O Lago das Sanguessugas by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist, Carlos Sussekind
31 reviews
lilshelly's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I didn't like this one as much. There are always weak stories in a series. What really upset me was the way they integrated a character that was briefly mentioned in the previous books - a character that looks neither like a man nor a woman. These passages did not age well at all, with the children flopping between addressing the person and even calling them "it." Yeah, definitely would benefit from revision at this point.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Transphobia, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent
holiday7's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
As much as I think this book was good, it felt very boring at times + everyone was so unlikeable in this book (even the Baudelaire's).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Transphobia
The portrayal of one of Count Olaf's allies is very fatphobic and transphobic. The book connects being evil with being fat and/or androgynous. At one point, the Baudelaire's and the narrator refer to this character with the pronoun "it."inkdrinkers's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
“There are few sights sadder than a ruined book.”
The Baudelaire orphans are back and more miserable than ever. Following the events of the Reptile Room, the three children find themselves relocated to a distant relative's home on a dark lake. But with Count Olaf hot on their heels, they must navigate more than murky waters and terrible guardians.
Unfortunately, the above quote from this book is right. A sadder sight is returning to an old favorite and realizing it aged really, really poorly. I remembered the Wide Window not being my favorite of the series as a kid - what I didn't realize was that it's because unlike the first two in the Series of Unfortunate Events, it has nearly no bearing on the rest of the story. Everything that happens to the orphans in this book has no plot relevance, and it's tied up in a nice little package with some transphobia and fatphobia just... for fun, I guess?
I'm not going to reiterate what many other reviewers have said about the transphobia and fatphobia in this book. It's bad. It made me nearly DNF and it's honestly kind of sad to return to these pages and realize how poorly it's handled. I will say the audiobook didn't even help ease the misery because Daniel Handler was the narrator. I set out for a good time with Tim Curry and instead got... this.
Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and move on to the Miserable Mill. But just know I'm listening to these 2x speed to get back to Curry's narration. (which starts back up for book six and carries through to The End)
Content warnings: Death, Transphobia (pretty rough, refers to a character as "it"), Murder, Grief, Death of parent (past), Suicide, Fatphobia
The Baudelaire orphans are back and more miserable than ever. Following the events of the Reptile Room, the three children find themselves relocated to a distant relative's home on a dark lake. But with Count Olaf hot on their heels, they must navigate more than murky waters and terrible guardians.
Unfortunately, the above quote from this book is right. A sadder sight is returning to an old favorite and realizing it aged really, really poorly. I remembered the Wide Window not being my favorite of the series as a kid - what I didn't realize was that it's because unlike the first two in the Series of Unfortunate Events, it has nearly no bearing on the rest of the story. Everything that happens to the orphans in this book has no plot relevance, and it's tied up in a nice little package with some transphobia and fatphobia just... for fun, I guess?
I'm not going to reiterate what many other reviewers have said about the transphobia and fatphobia in this book. It's bad. It made me nearly DNF and it's honestly kind of sad to return to these pages and realize how poorly it's handled. I will say the audiobook didn't even help ease the misery because Daniel Handler was the narrator. I set out for a good time with Tim Curry and instead got... this.
Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and move on to the Miserable Mill. But just know I'm listening to these 2x speed to get back to Curry's narration. (which starts back up for book six and carries through to The End)
Content warnings: Death, Transphobia (pretty rough, refers to a character as "it"), Murder, Grief, Death of parent (past), Suicide, Fatphobia
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Transphobia, and Murder
Moderate: Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent
jackieines's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia and Transphobia
Moderate: Ableism
starburns's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Transphobia
parasolcrafter's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
fast-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
4.0
every book i read in this series makes me want to pull my hair out!!! literally i want to scream at the adults to listen to the kids please for the love of god just fucking listen to them i swear to god you are going to get them killed like oh. my GOD
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment
Minor: Fatphobia and Transphobia
libbyhb's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I enjoyed this one a little more than the previous ones, mostly because of the change in scenery and plot. I liked the added mystery in this, with Aunt Josephine being kidnapped and the clues and everything. I was so irritated by her whole schtick though, god. I'm glad that my guess that I liked these books more as they went on in the series has so far turned out to be correct!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Transphobia
forsidious's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Woof this book does not hold up - the treatment of the androgenous villain is frankly despicable - they're bigger and you can't tell if they're a man or a woman, therefore, they're a "creature" and "it" not human. I tried to be forgiving because it was of course written during a different time, but even then, the dehumanization is awful. On top of that, Aunt Josephine is possibly the worst character ever written. Her grammar police schtick is obnoxious and she ends up having zero redeeming factors as she is willing to sacrifice the orphans to save herself.
The puzzle with the last will was interesting at least, but the payoff was low since Aunt Josephine set it all up herself out of fear rather than cleverness. Honestly the first moment I'm realizing the Netflix series is better than the books and improved upon them. Hopefully the next will be better since I didn't hold fond memories of this one in the first place.
The puzzle with the last will was interesting at least, but the payoff was low since Aunt Josephine set it all up herself out of fear rather than cleverness. Honestly the first moment I'm realizing the Netflix series is better than the books and improved upon them. Hopefully the next will be better since I didn't hold fond memories of this one in the first place.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia and Transphobia
Moderate: Suicide
delvie's review against another edition
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
I can't give this book a good review. The transphobic language to describe an androgynous character was grotesque on its own, but it really gets bad when you think of how influential these books were when we were kids. I can't help but wonder how much hatred was learned from this book.
The audio quality in itself took a straight nosedive, as the author himself narrated this one. He should probably stick to his day job. The song they used to bookend each act was atrocious too.
Going to continue reading with the heaviest of side eyes.
The audio quality in itself took a straight nosedive, as the author himself narrated this one. He should probably stick to his day job. The song they used to bookend each act was atrocious too.
Going to continue reading with the heaviest of side eyes.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Transphobia
laurenbowes's review against another edition
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Transphobia