Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Firestarter by Stephen King

8 reviews

babyfacedoldsoul's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

jazhandz's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This book essentially has four types of scenes: action, good guys, bad guys, and weird interactions between the good and bad guys. I happen to like these four scenes and think this was done decently well, although the first half was stronger and I would happily chop 70-odd pages out of the middle. It’s fine! Perfectly serviceable King book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia

- adult/minor relationship insofar as Stephen King-typical adult men having feelings for little girls - eye horror and gore - medical experimentation - police brutality insofar as a government agency threatening civilians; it’s not the actual police but it checks a similar box imo - if you are afraid of snakes think twice about this one - King-typical racism ableism sexism etc throughout. the transphobia is only tagged bc it is, somehow, plot relevant.

voicenextdoor's review against another edition

slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Transphobia

jonssweater's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Pedophilia and Racial slurs

save's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia

sammyelletee's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Transphobia

smartens's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Suicide, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

amandeen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Transphobia