Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

4 reviews

katreena's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

blue_boy62's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

Revelatory in ways I cannot put into words.
Exceedingly powerful and a real look at history and humanity. 
A must-read book, especially for queer folks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Outing, and War

Minor: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

molly_tuck's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Transphobia, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Ableism

kelly_twardziak's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Religious bigotry