Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante

18 reviews

hazel_oat's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

there are about a dozen books i would say comprise me as a person - books very near and dear to my heart - and this is one of them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Transphobia, Alcohol, Death, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical content, Physical abuse, Drug use, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Deadnaming and Hate crime

camillatd's review

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I'm still not quite sure how I felt about this book. I've rounded up from 3.5 to 4, because I can appreciate what Plante was doing here, even if it didn't 100% work for me. The narrator sets out to write an encyclopedia of characters from the fictional TV show Little Blue, in honor of her best friend Vivian, who loved the show and has recently died. What follows is a heartwrenching, whimsical, sweet, and funny meditation on trans friendship, unrequited love, and the ways pop culture shaped it. I can see how it wouldn’t be for everyone, but it’s remarkably inventive, thoughtful, and quirky.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Grief and Death

Moderate: Transphobia, Drug use, and Sexual content

Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, Deadnaming, and Outing

dubious_little_creature's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Grief, and Death

Minor: Deadnaming and Suicidal thoughts

danimacuk's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Self harm, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

Minor: Addiction, Suicide, Alcoholism, Death, and Racism

buttermellow's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Grief, and Drug use

Minor: Racism and Confinement

beaetal's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

a beautiful expression of the love and camaraderie that exists between trans women, told through the cypher of weird niche media

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Transphobia and Death

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Physical abuse, Self harm, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Deadnaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Drug use, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism

frecklebrows's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

moonytoast's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Sexual content, Grief, and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt