Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

La mala costumbre by Alana S. Portero

5 reviews

morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

4.0

In Bad Habit by Alana S. Portero, translated by Mara Faye Lethem, a trans woman casts her mind back to coming-of-age in working-class Madrid in this homage to sisterhood. 

See a review on my blog. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Minor: Confinement, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, and Terminal illness

Contains instances of misgendering also challenged.

torismazarine's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Grief, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Rape, Murder, and Lesbophobia

soparosa's review

emotional 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

Man, i don't like rating anything with 5 stars but this book definitely deserves it. Read it if you're in the mood for crying, if you are trans or know someone who is, if you're interested in Madrid, if you're currently making an effort to see a light at the end of the tunnel, or if you just feel like it. Any reason is a good reason to read it because whatever your motive is; it will speak to you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Deadnaming, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Dysphoria

laudelui's review

emotional inspiring sad slow-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

Tan bonito como triste. Una historia que parece que alguien te la va contando desde la confianza y con mucho cariño. 
La manera de escribir y de relatar encaja muy bien con la historia y a través de las referencias y de la elección de palabras, construye un personaje muy completo que te hace dudar si no existe realmente. 
Te acerca también a empatizar y poder entender un poco la realidad de personas con realidades distintas a las normativas. 
  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Self harm

miniingrid's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, and Dysphoria