Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

16 reviews

marigoldgem's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

“I strained to look into my future, trying to picture of the road ahead of me, searching for a glimpse of who I would become. 

All I could see was the night sky and the stars above me.”

It was so brutal yet so beautiful. The lesbian experience is varied and diverse, and I am so glad that Fienberg wrote this book, but it is not a book for everyone, it is not a book that I would recommend. The story and the way it is written really grips you and each character is so intriguing, yet after almost every chapter I had to put the book down and just digest everything that was going on. If you want to read this book but the trigger warnings are a concern for you or you gave it a shot and it was not for you, then do not push yourself to read it. 

Gender queer by Maia Kobabe and Homebody by Theo Parish came to mind as I was reading this book and I would recommend them to everyone. 

Here are some other books I’ve seen recommended in the same vein as this book but I have not personally read: 

Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community by Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy and Madeline Davis

Tomboy Survival Guide by Ivan Coyote

Dagger: On Butch Women by Lily Burana

Making Gay History by Eric Marcus (this is also a podcast)

Bi Any Other Name by Lani Kaʻahumanu and Loraine Hutchins

The Persistent Desire: A Femme-Butch Reader by Joan Nestle

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Excrement, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Sexual harassment

amris's review against another edition

challenging emotional

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Transphobia, Violence, Excrement, Police brutality, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Pedophilia and Pregnancy

kelkelkelkelly'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

5.0

I cannot put into words what this book has meant to me. I hope every queer and trans person can read it and find themselves in it the way I did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

caseythereader's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, and Antisemitism

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

hippiequeen's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Get ready to tear up. As a queer person who is and has been in a relationship with afab and amab trans* people/nonbinary folks, this book hit me hard without having had to experience the struggle with gender and dysphoria on my own skin. I understood and lived through the pain of violence and hate crime, because that I understand. 
The History that accompanies the story is simply beautiful. I loved this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, and Alcohol

verilyk_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

“so real it bleeds”, indeed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Animal death

bearystarry's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

Fuck capitalism, fuck white supremacy, fuck the police. Incredibly rewarding read, even if it’s excruciatingly painful sometimes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Xenophobia, Colonisation, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

cornustella's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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? N/A

5.0

This book has been sitting in my to-read list for a while, and I decided to download the pdf as the summer had started. I have rarely put it down since the moment I picked it up. I devoured it instantaneously. Something I like about this book is that its raw, its real. It spares little from the truth. I wish that everyone would read this book, it shows so many things that are very well still applicable to the current day. My jaw dropped when I finished it, I didn't want it to end. This is definitely going to be one of my favourite books from now on, and I'm thankful for having crossed paths with it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug use, Racism, Suicide, Antisemitism, and Alcohol