Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Outlawed by Anna North

50 reviews

eleanora's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

dinospider's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Animal cruelty, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt

squish's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcoholism and Abortion

emsim's review against another edition

sad tense medium-paced

The Handmaid's Tale but make it a western, with a dash of Station Eleven.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Medical content, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

womanwill's review against another edition

adventurous sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Fun and adventurous to read--I will certainly be keeping an eye out for other feminist westerns. However, the story lacked depth in both character development and world-building. The backstories of the fellow outlaws were lacking. I understand the need to let pieces on information come in slowly, but for some reason the characters all felt like they were at an arm's distance. North also piqued my interest by mentioning a "Flu" that devastated the U.S. but never fully investigated this and its effects on the outlaws, the U.S. and the story.  Lastly, for how this novel was pitched in marketing, the idea of queerness, gender-bending, and found family was not nearly investigated well enough. North does nothing but scratch the surface of these topics, potentially causing harm in the process.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal death, Miscarriage, Torture, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape, Transphobia, and Abortion

rigbees's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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? No

4.0

A barren woman flees first to a convent, then to a life as an outlaw in this novel set in the 1890s midwest US. The story that follows is a gripping outlaw tale, filled with disguises, wagon chases, and living life as a wanted criminal sought by multiple towns. It also is a story about a close-knit group of women and trans masc people trying to find identities when they'd been kicked out by towns that raised them. It portrays a complex life that doesn't gloss over the struggles of survival, while also valuing what it means to survive outside the norm. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Abortion, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

Minor: Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Police brutality

leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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? Yes

3.5

I don't typically go for historical fiction, but this one was a feminist story with many LGBTQ+ characters, so I really wanted to give it a try. I will say, the western storyline was not as dry as I thought it was going to be at all. I typically don't care for westerns, but the plot was beautifully interwoven into the setting, which made for a very enjoyable read. I appreciated that the author didn't shy away from difficult topics; the characters were strong and unapologetic. Having a diverse cast of characters was very appealing to me as well. 

I definitely recommend this read; however, please be aware of the TW/CW (listed below).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Racism, and Transphobia

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Rape, and Suicide

Additional TW/CW: There are a couple of brief conversations about a pandemic (everything being closed, people being stuck at home due to German measles) that could be triggering, especially during these COVID-19 times. There is discussion of a human being castrated, with some minor description.

shelbo's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

I raced through this book. It has so many compelling themes (alternate history, religious extremism, feminist take on classic Westerns) and really interesting characters who bring the themes to life. Really enjoyed it overall, but the ending felt a little too hastily wrapped up to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia

Minor: Domestic abuse

deezy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Murder

rishel's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Transphobia, and Abortion

Minor: Sexual violence and Suicide