Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

9 reviews

kegila's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Child death, and Drug use

Minor: Transphobia

Incarceration

hamstringy'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? It's complicated

3.0

The prose is definitely very well written, but I didn’t love it. The audiobook in particular was really well done, though. I think listening to a Trinidadian accent was much better than just reading it would have been. I think I didn’t fully connect with it (definitely more ya than I could handle), and I think it definitely didn’t live up to the summary. 

I wish that they had spent more time on the magical realism and illness. I think that it just felt really misleading, especially as someone who picked up this book for those two reasons, that we just jump from Mabel not feeling well to her in the midst of off-screen cancer treatment. I can appreciate the ending for its themes of freedom on your own terms, but I do wish that they had further built up the magical realism so that it hadn’t felt so out of the blue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Cancer, Death, Religious bigotry, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Racism, Colonisation, and Medical content

Minor: Pregnancy, Transphobia, Slavery, and Sexism

khouris_pov's review against another edition

hopeful 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? No

5.0

There is so much Blackness and queerness in this book I could actually die, it’s so authentic and real. The way Petrus is able to tie in culture, love, poetry, pain, and much more leaves me in awe. This book left me desiring a love that was shared amongst fictional characters, a love that is tender and radical, and everything in between. This book left me in tears but in the best way possible, get this book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia

skudiklier's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? No

5.0

Gosh I loved this. I didn't really know much going in, so one of the main plot points really took me by surprise. This book is so beautiful and it made me cry a lot. I'd definitely recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, Homophobia, Child death, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Violence, Physical abuse, Drug use, Confinement, Grief, Sexual content, Child abuse, Racism, and Transphobia

Minor: Slavery, Medical content, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Outing, Murder, and Mental illness

maxgdy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Outing, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Medical content, Sexual content, Slavery, and Transphobia

So beautiful and sweet with a fitting ending for such an spiritual book like this one.

therewillbenewsuns's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death

Minor: Transphobia

elerosemac's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Racism

bencaroline's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Racism, and Homophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Cancer, Violence, and Confinement

Minor: Body shaming, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Vomit, Slavery, and Child death

hanathemah's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Homophobia

Minor: Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, and Transphobia