Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Good Morning Monster: Five Heroic Journeys to Recovery by Catherine Gildiner

13 reviews

greatu's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

grannyweatherwax's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Vomit, Abandonment, and Alcohol

samikoonjones's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

1.5

Alana’s case study is shockingly transphobic, especially as it was written by a therapist. I took issue with the handling other patients as well, though none of the other case studies were as grossly irresponsible as Alana’s. I do not recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Deadnaming and Transphobia