Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Last Exit to Brooklyn by Gilbert Sorrentino, Hubert Selby Jr.

4 reviews

laura227_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcoholism, Blood, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Cursing, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Transphobia, and Toxic relationship

len_schaller's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

incredibly bleak
fragmented storyline
surprisingly sympathetic depiction of trans people

Spoiler

uses the queer person as secret pedophile trope

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexism, Violence, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, and Transphobia

Minor: Pedophilia

atthezenith's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Vomit, Rape, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Sexual violence, Sexism, Gore, Excrement, Blood, Mental illness, Infidelity, Death, Cursing, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Antisemitism

owlribbon's review against another edition

dark

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Outing, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Violence