Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars by Kai Cheng Thom

64 reviews

cosmicwillow's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

this was a very beautiful read! magical and heart wrenching, i loved getting to know these characters and this world. the author writes gorgeously, and while some moments strayed purple, it was still really lovely and full of stunning allegories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Addiction and Drug use

chloekenda's review against another edition

emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

4.0

the magical part of magical realism took me a bit to get a hang on in this but starts being good about halfway through the book 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Transphobia, and Police brutality

ebrooker0103's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

cheriepie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

Wow. I don’t know how to articulate it but it’s funny and it’s heartbreaking and it’s so full of love. I want to read it all over again. I wish I could experience it for the first time again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Self harm and Sexual violence

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

4.75

Beautiful. Cute. Brutal. Poetry like. Very unique I have not enough words. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Police brutality, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

There are descriptions of swarms of bees and violent transphobia

roseandivy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.25

fast paced and very good at dealing in hard-hitting metaphor— wish we’d gotten more of the history of the setting and a little more fleshed-out ensemble cast but i liked the magical realism aspects a lot and the mc’s character development is shown well

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Self harm, Transphobia, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, and Hate crime

spacejamcam's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Sexual assault

mar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

dark and funny, fantastical and defiant, dreamy and bloody all at the same time. a fabulous, surreal subversion of what makes a "trans memoir" and a love letter to trans womanhood :')

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Self harm and Blood

Minor: Addiction and Drug abuse

csa not directly depicted, but its trauma is frequently referenced through allegory

kymopolaya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful

• 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

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Sexual content

readingpicnic's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Such a unique and fun take on a memoir. The writing was so addicting and unique that I finished this in a day. I loved the author's mission to tell a trans memoir that wasn't just about transition or victimhood, to instead complicate these common narratives this with their trans community's dynamic personalities, showing the beauty and fun and drama of the transfem community, as well as mixing in magical realism elements and mystical creatures. I don't really know what's actually based in memoir with this book, but I'm okay with that because it was so exciting to read and I love creative nonfiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Transphobia, Police brutality, and Murder