Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

When We Lost Our Heads by Heather O'Neill

7 reviews

ashleygreene03's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Transphobia, Animal death, Violence, Sexual assault, and Abortion

jlye's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked the themes of this book, but don’t want to give too much away in a review. I found the plot to be quite fast-paced until I got closer to the ending. The characters are deeply, deeply flawed, which made for an interesting story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexism, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Murder, Transphobia, and Child death

thebacklistreader's review

Clearly meant to be dramatic and dark, it felt over-done in a way that was comical. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Rape and Transphobia

simonemaybe's review

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

4.25

Refreshing look into the infamous Montreal! The characters are annoyingly alluring and their stories addictive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Transphobia

kteq's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape, Classism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Sexism, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Forced institutionalization

prairieraven's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Lesbophobia, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexism, Bullying, Classism, Violence, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

unphilosophize's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Update 20240218:
This book did not disappoint the second time around. I forgot a lot of things that had happened, especially the twist ending. 

What an absolutely wonderful novel about the power of friendship, revolution, and women’s sexuality. 

Og review: 
I cannot believe that this was the first Heather O’Neill that I’ve read. 

Exquisitely written 

A beautiful exploration of love, sexuality, gender, and class. 

I honestly can’t think of a more perfect book right now. 

George deserves better 

Thank you to Harper Collins for giving me access to an arc through my work #indigoemployee

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Classism, Death of parent, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Abandonment, Abortion, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Drug use

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: Vomit