Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Fine: A Comic About Gender by Rhea Ewing

18 reviews

kaylesreads42's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

siobhanward's review

informative medium-paced

4.0

 I think this is what I was hoping for when I read Beyond the Gender Binary last year. I appreciated that Ewing started with little knowledge on the subject and extended that to the reader. This book was a very good look at gender, gender identity, gender expression, etc. as defined by those interviewed by Ewing, based on their own experiences.

I appreciated how Ewing interwove their own story into the comic without hijacking the narrative. I also appreciate that this got beyond super basics, while still being accessible to readers. It's obvious how much time and love Ewing put into this book and it made it a pleasure to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Dysphoria

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

erin1339's review

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria

Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

daniellekat's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

I think this book is powerful and necessary in the gender conversation, but I think it took on too much and was too long. The author did a good job at trying to highlight the different intersections of gender, and I thought the organization of the chapters was well thought out. However, the jumping between interviewees within specific topics meant that it was hard to follow each individual's "story". Overall, I found this to be an accessible way to consider the topic of gender but I think the execution was a miss for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, and Biphobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

kaimetcalfe's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Violence, Dysphoria, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Body shaming

Moderate: Death, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Drug use, Racism, Drug abuse, and Classism

Minor: Chronic illness, Ableism, and Domestic abuse

spooderman's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Biphobia, Dysphoria, Racism, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Body shaming, Abandonment, Homophobia, Ableism, Gaslighting, Sexism, Racial slurs, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Cursing, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Hate crime, Classism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Deportation, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

lowkeymarie's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

Moderate: Sexual harassment

slushhhhy's review

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Good read. Mostly just validating and relatable content but found some points to look into more. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

beckbex's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Addiction, Self harm, and Transphobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

Minor: Emotional abuse and Biphobia

atlanticgiantpumpkin's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

I found it a bit hard to get into this book, just because I myself had so many similar experiences that for large chunks of the book, I didn’t feel that I was learning anything. Once I got into it, though, I was able to get through it. Very nice, a bit denser of a read than I was expecting for a graphic novel, but it was nice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Grief, and Homophobia

Moderate: Classism, Death, Cursing, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Racism, Sexual harassment, Biphobia, Body shaming, and Deadnaming

Nudity in various panels