Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman

6 reviews

anxieteaisme's review

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

This had a lot less vampire than I expected and a lot more trans, which I’m fine with. I liked the vampire concept in this book, their lives etc, I just wish it was more fleshed out. I also like the comparison between vampirism and transness; it’s a really interesting one. 
Overall it was pretty good, just not my favourite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Grief

catch__up's review

hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Blood, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Transphobia, Grief, Car accident, and Outing

Minor: Bullying, Deadnaming, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, and Alcohol

mjwhitlock18's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

I’m not sure that I knew what I was getting into with this book, and I’m still not entirely sure where I stand on it. It is ultimately a vampire story that explores gender, sexuality, identity, fandom, and the archiving of lives and ephemera. It feels more like a true autobiography than fiction. It’s raw, tangled, and at times disjointed. This queer Jewish trans male vampire meets and has a fast burning relationships with a bisexual widow, as he is archiving her dead wife’s belongings. I’m not sure that I support the romance, as it feels not entirely healthy, but I’m also not sure if I’m supposed to as a reader. This book is light on plot, heavy on dialogue and metaphors, and mostly about relationships and people figuring their shit out. Overall, it’s spooky, queer, and weird, and if that’s your vibe, give it a shot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Infidelity and Blood

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

uranaishi's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Sexual content, Transphobia, Medical content, Outing, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Deadnaming, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident and Alcohol

bibliophage_teamage's review

challenging emotional funny informative 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Homophobia

katiewhocanread's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Blood, Outing, and Dysphoria