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Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin

39 reviews

beeoe's review against another edition

dark inspiring tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, and Suicide attempt

brookey8888's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-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

4.75

Wow. What a important story. It is very hard to read at times, but there are a lot of light moments as well. I really loved Riley as our character. They were just very relatable in many ways like being awkward. I thought the friendships and the family relationships were so important. I learned a lot and think other people will as well. Definitely look up trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

space_bandit's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

kaii_theratgod's review

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

so, as a genderfluid person, this book very quickly became a comfort book to me, even before I realized I was genderfluid. the romantic relationship is adorable, but I like how it also focuses a lot on Riley, their struggles, their internalized issues, and their friendships. It's a book that I can and have read multiple times just because it makes me feel safe. despite this book having very heavy topics, it's strangely comforting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Outing, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

trademark's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Outing, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Child death, Deadnaming, Misogyny, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

hellscape_princess's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, and Outing

Moderate: Homophobia, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief and Alcohol

goldenjunegem's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicide

quinn_eats_rocks's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, and Dysphoria

vaalescapism's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Título: “Qué nos hace humanos” (Symptoms of being human)

Autor: Jeff Garvin

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Sinopsis:

“Lo primero que querrás saber de mi es si soy un chico o una chica”

En este libro acompañamos a Riley, un chicx de género fluido, mientras recorre su camino a sentirse cómode consigo misme y vivir como su verdadero “yo”.

Reseña:

De verdad, amé el libro. Es el primer libro que leo en el que el personaje principal es de género fluido, y jamás me había sentido tan identificada con las frases de ningún otro libro.

“No hay palabras para lo que siento, porque las palabras fueron hechas por personas que nunca habían sentido lo mismo”.

Me encantaron todos los personajes, me encariñé bastante con ellos y me sentí muy triste cuando se acabó.

De todo corazón, si eres LGBTQ+ o simplemente quieres ser un mejor aliade, hazte el favor y LEE ESTE LIBRO.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Dysphoria

dunollie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Quick-paced and we’ll written story of a gender-fluid teen struggling with how to be themself in the judgemental and unforgiving world of high school. 

Overall an enjoyable read about a queer teen finding their voice and place in the world. 

 

my only criticism is that it’s one more story about an LGBTQ character who faces severe mental health issues, violence and sexual assault - these are the sad reality for a lot of queer teens but at this point it almost seems cliched or formulaic to frame the character with these traits and experiences

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault

heavy content but in the end a triumphant and hopeful story about finding your voice and place in the world