Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Bus 57 - Eine wahre Geschichte by Dashka Slater

57 reviews

mmalone's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

imscrem's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

This book managed to touchingly portray a court case that reflected on a myriad of issues that America was facing at the time and, in large part, continues to face. It told the story in an engaging way that kept me hooked the whole time and curious to find out more about the issues. The sheer unfairness of it all was shocking to read about so directly. At the same time, I like to think that we are making progress — since the incident, much legislation has passed acknowledging nonbinary individuals, and even within the book it is clear that the state of California has reformed aspects of its prison system. Still, there remains much to be done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

kirstym25's review against another edition

emotional informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gun violence, Transphobia, and Murder

erins_bookrecs's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, and Fire/Fire injury

nix_jinx's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

This book asks a lot of really important questions and demonstrates a lot of deeply complex issues around discrimination within the criminal justice system and society. It's well-researched and respectful, and it does a good job at showing two different sides to criminality. On subject matter and its treatment, I'd give it a solid 4 out of 5. But I was bored despite this touching on so many of my main interests personally and professionally, so I feel like the pacing needed a lot more work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Hate crime and Homophobia

manta_moony's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I really loved the way everyone’s stories were pieced together. There was also segments that contained information pertaining to the story to help give the reader perspective which was really helpful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Blood

Minor: Racial slurs and Suicide

lindseygilger's review against another edition

The storytelling was just so incredibly slow. This is a sad, complicated case but the author did not draw me in in the slightest. The first 50% of the book was all background and so many names it was hard to keep track. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia and Violence

good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Transphobia, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide

kteliza28's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

Very interesting read from the perspective of the victim and the offender. Insightful look into the logistics of trials and the penal system, especially for youth. Intriguing look into the lives of both kids. Challenges the reader to hear two sides of a story and a reminder that a moment of bad decision making can change a life forever. We are not all our worst moments and we are not all our scars.
At times it felt this book dragged towards the last half. There were some parts that seemed to be filler content and didn’t add as much to the storyline. It was hard to see someone misgendered so much but I’m glad they included every time it happened to really showcase the way that agender, nonbinary, and trans people are often overlooked. Also hard to hear the stats of the way the justice system so negatively impacts black youth and how many lose friends and family to tragic deaths at such a young age. Guy wrenching read with heartwarming moments.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

bookishperseus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Bullying