Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

114 reviews

ravenk28's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

4.0

An insightful story about the growth of a trans women throughout their life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia

the_true_monroe's review

challenging dark emotional informative 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Grief, Sexual content, Sexism, Outing, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Blood, and Cancer

Minor: Classism, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Gun violence, and Suicidal thoughts

gracerice's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Medical trauma

jesslynnsell's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia

lottiebrooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

Perfect book. Beautiful book. Stayed-up-until-1am-so-I-could-keep-crying book.

A true celebration of love in all its many, magical forms.

“Made up is the most powerful real there is”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Homophobia

taylorfields2's review against another edition

It’s just going to be sad. Too real and I read to escape the real world so I just couldn’t finish this one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Gun violence

It’s written well and I’m sure it’s fantastic but I can’t handle it

riverofpages's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Death

lcdavenport's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Outing, Violence, and Hate crime

Moderate: Gun violence and Deadnaming

aubsends's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

a must read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Violence

itisnele's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Hate crime, and Outing