Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

17 reviews

impeachnixon's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.5

Amazing and beautifully written! I felt like in the third quarter the story was getting a little muddled and confused, but it was really tied together by bringing back the kind of thesis of the Sex and the City problem. The characters were really compelling and the split between Amy and Reese's past relationship and their current dynamics felt really well-balanced, where both were so compelling that I didn't find myself preferring one to the other.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Deadnaming, Miscarriage, Transphobia, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Outing, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Eating disorder

balfies's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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? Yes

4.5

I devoured this in a day. It's not just as good as you've heard, it's better.

Brilliant, sensitive, funny, full of character, and able to divine the complex relationships between sex, sexuality, womanhood, trans identity, parenthood, and change. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Pregnancy, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Abortion, Deadnaming, and Blood

Minor: Eating disorder

andreiaoh's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-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? Yes

4.0

its rare that whilst reading a book, my enjoyment level and my engagement with the material stays consistent throughout.

this is a novel that is complicated, flawed, not straightforward, and really makes you think. its clear that the characters truly make the story. overall, a book that will remain in my conciousness for time to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death and Miscarriage

Minor: Eating disorder

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Transphobia, Infidelity, Cursing, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical content, Miscarriage, Racism, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicide, Car accident, Murder, and Hate crime

Minor: Deadnaming, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Death, and Suicide attempt

demo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Suicide, Deadnaming, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Miscarriage, Abortion, and Blood

Minor: Eating disorder

ashmalcom's review against another edition

funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

kharlan3's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Infertility, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts