Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman

37 reviews

laurenology's review

mysterious reflective 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

3.75

I worked as an archivist during grad school, so I appreciated some of the little inside jokes and references about that line of work peppered throughout this book. I didn't think very deeply about the larger impact of what I was doing during that time, nor was I very skilled in the work, but what Fellman eventually has to say about archiving and preservation has made me think about that part of my life and career more deeply.

It takes a while (like 60% of the way through) for anything that noticable to happen, but I found the premise and characters intriguing enough to keep on going. Glad I did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Transphobia, Blood, Outing, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Car accident

elenavarg's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

I wanted something more from this, but I’m a little unsure what.

The whole book felt like a collection of interesting themes and ideas, but none of those themes and ideas get fully explored, except for the romance, which is very insta-lovey, which is not really my thing.

The dialogue also feels kinda off to me. I can’t quite explain it, but Sol talks like an MCU character (derogatory) and it really took me out of the story!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Outing, Dysphoria, and Classism

buttermellow's review

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Car accident, and Dysphoria

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

attackrat's review

reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia and Dysphoria

dearvillains's review

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Lesbophobia, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Ableism, Deadnaming, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts

thecolouryes's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

This was a fantastic book. It took me much longer to read than I expected; not because the plot is slow, exactly, things happen at a decent pace, but because there was a lot of content to chew on. It's ultimately a book about identity and choosing to live as opposed to just not being dead. The vampirism is a metaphor, but not in the way you think. (It's a metaphor. It's always a metaphor, even if the creator didn't intend it as a metaphor.) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Transphobia, Blood, Outing, and Dysphoria

Minor: Body shaming, Deadnaming, Death, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Lesbophobia

awildeasriel's review

dark funny hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Hate crime, Transphobia, Violence, and Dysphoria

Minor: Infertility, Car accident, and Pandemic/Epidemic

This book deals with some heavy topics, including transphobia, vampirism and AIDS. It includes depictions of dysphoria, hate crimes and physical abuse as part of this, and the deadname of the protagonist and his partner are revealed. The book generally deals with the matters sensitively however it may be offputting to readers particularly affected by any of these issues.

pobi's review

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

A very good book, but a bit too sad and existential (and romancey) for my taste tbh. I liked the way it played with form, and it's nice to read a book about trans masc people!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Blood, Car accident, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, and Dysphoria

dustghosts's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Outing, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, and Medical trauma

Minor: Deadnaming and Car accident