Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

137 reviews

jjabbathehutt's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape and Suicide

Minor: Deadnaming and Death

kferg18's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

houseratss's review

challenging emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Transphobia, Police brutality, and Lesbophobia

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

areykaminsk's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Transphobia, Police brutality, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Suicide

dani794's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Antisemitism and War

kiriona_gaia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

illtakethenightshiftx's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

The most heartbreaking and visceral, yet beautiful and tender book I’ve ever read. Wow, wow, wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Transphobia, Police brutality, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Drug use, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, and Alcohol

Minor: Deadnaming and Trafficking

joensign's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Racism, and Suicide

Minor: Forced institutionalization

butchaboutit's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and Lesbophobia