Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom

2 reviews

mirandyli's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

4.75

Fantastically written, anti-capitalist, anti-cop, anti-fascist, anti-classist memoir with magical elements. Really everything I could ask for in a book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Dysphoria, and Classism

bashsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? No

5.0

Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars is a magical "memoir" that uses poetry and allegory to show what being a trans femme is like - from running away from home, forming a found family, defending herself, and growing as a woman. Though it uses unreality to prove its points, there are no rose-colored glasses in this short book. Everything is brutal, as the lives of many trans women are. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and I can't wait to read more by Thom.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual content, Medical content, and Stalking

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

-Usage of the f-slur as an insult.