Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White

633 reviews

itkit's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, Body horror, Deadnaming, Gore, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Misogyny

arlingtonchamberofgay's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Truly a magnificent story about queer kids fighting to save the world. Andrew does an amazing job with world building and character development. I kept wanting to know what was going to happen. As a queer transmasc, it felt amazing to see myself in something so monstrous and angry, to actually see someone fight back with all they have.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, War, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Deadnaming, Suicidal thoughts, Genocide, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

rowanguerrin's review against another edition

dark inspiring tense 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

5.0

Hell Followed With Us is a harrowing, beautiful read. It chilled me to the bone in the best of ways! The cast of characters are diverse in every way, and White does a fantastic job of making them human in the best and the worst of ways. Benji, our protagonist, is a character who digs into the very heart of you; he is a flawed, traumatized person you cant help but sympathize with, and even as his humanity shifts and changes, that stays constant. I absolutely adored this book. 10/10 did cry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, Genocide, Deadnaming, Gun violence, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual assault

inthemoonlight's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Genocide, Vomit, Death, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, and Transphobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Child death, and Dysphoria

avalonroselin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Violence and Transphobia

ghost_cat99's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, and Gore

Moderate: Toxic relationship

praisethee's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

5.0

Finishing this book felt bittersweet because I wanted to find out more about what happened but I am so glad I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, Hate crime, Murder, Outing, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Genocide, Gun violence, Death, Blood, Abandonment, Body horror, Torture, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Pandemic/Epidemic, and War

rachaelanneg's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Transphobia, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, War, Ableism, Blood, and Body shaming

moreadsnrambles's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Deadnaming, Gun violence, Genocide, Dysphoria, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, War, Vomit, Violence, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Blood

claudia_'s review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Blood, Violence, Body horror, Death, War, Homophobia, and Transphobia

I wanted to love this so very much but it was incredibly gore filled and difficult to read. I really really appreciated reading about bodies and experiences like my own in the queer and autistic characters. I’m a sucker for a found family dynamic and especially a LGBT+ one, so that was lovely. However, a huge warning to anyone going to or thinking about reading it that there is so much body horror and very graphic violence. I don’t think it belongs in YA and should be in the adult section. Disappointed that I couldn’t love this as much as I wanted to, it was just way too much for me personally.