Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

36 reviews

sarahb919's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

4.75

Started off a little slow as we get to know the characters but picks up a lot once the murder hits. Loved Chadhis (spelling?) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Fatphobia and Colonisation

Minor: Abortion

directorpurry's review against another edition

informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

kingkorok's review against another edition

funny informative tense medium-paced

4.25

Really good read. It definitely feels dated in the way that it engages with race and sexuality, but it was written in the 80s & I didn't mind because it felt like it was not the author exerting their opinion on things, but rather an accurate documentation of what people in Savannah spoke and thought about it. The writing was high-quality, with keen descriptions of characters, settings, and relationships. It wasn't my very favorite book I've ever read, but it was highly readable, very engaging, and a really fun book to read. I'm curious to see the movie now, and see how it compares

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexism, Transphobia, Murder, and Alcohol

smaber23's review against another edition

I don't love true crime as much as the person who recommended this to me. While I can appreciate the prose and beautiful Savannah backdrop, this book is rife with transphobia, homophobia, and racism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

megmoo's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexism, Transphobia, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Classism

paigeskijones's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Blood, Antisemitism, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

keeganrb's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs and Transphobia

brown_nat's review against another edition

funny mysterious slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Violence

larareads's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

themis_biblos's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

3.25

I don't know man. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Antisemitism, and Classism