Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

115 reviews

gdulecki's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Well, shit. This book left me feeling complicated. I can see why many people love it, it was very well written, it was raw and messy and I think it did a really good job of imagining queer possibilities. I also loved the surprise Rogers Park mention!! I think there’s some feelings coming up around immersing myself in a trans femme experience as a trans man, about my own relationship with womanhood and the ways it has evolved before and through my transition. There’s something to be said here about how I think this is the first book I’ve read with a trans woman mc and how that is a big gap in my reading. I’m glad we read this for book club because I don’t know if I would have read this myself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

d00rframe's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

I loved this book. the characters aren't perfect, and I love that. pregnancy is a topic I'm not usually a fan of, but I thought I would try something new and I'm glad I did. it's definitely a harder book to read due to all the sensitive topics, as well as just generally feeling like a like book to read, but it is so worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

finnc's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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? Yes

5.0

I’m so happily angry about the end of this book! Truly magnificent writing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicide

stormeno's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Classism

Minor: Death, Drug use, Abortion, and Abandonment

tiredgirlreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

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

3.0

The book intrigued me from start to finish and there were some really good moments. I have some reservations about the writing - sometimes it felt very stilted and ‘informative’, especially within sections of dialogue. And there were some leaps characters made where it didn’t feel like the necessary building had been done to get them there. I also didn’t really care much for the characters - Ames was my favourite and he definitely didn’t get enough airtime. I didn’t and don’t think Reese is a good person at ALL and tbh she had really misogynistic views about what made a woman and what made a mother and it felt a little odd in a book that was supposed to challenge gender stereotypes. I was left wanting the characters to have developed a whole lot more through their relationships and experiences than they did. Overall, it was a really interesting delve into different forms of motherhood and gender but just slightly hit the mark for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Violence

lucyhicks's review against another edition

It’s a heavy read, really well written but I might try again when I’m not in the trenches

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Pregnancy

bratlingling's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-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? Yes

4.25

Ein Buch, das für Viele herausfordernd zu lesen ist, aber auch bitter nötig. Die Themen sind messy, die Charaktere kompliziert und ich konnte es kaum aus der Hand legen. Noch nie habe ich so authentisch und verletzlich über trans Leben gelesen und dabei wurde mir schmerzlich bewusst, wie diese Perspektiven und Meinungen gesellschaftlich übersehen werden. Mich hat überrascht, wie oft und vielfältig das Thema Mutterschaft in dem Buch behandelt wurde. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Outing

Moderate: Drug use, Miscarriage, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria

Minor: Suicide

random_yardstick's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

it was weird, i definitely think that i wasn’t the target audience as a cis teenager abt a book on trans women in their adulthood, but i respect it for what it was. i think it accomplished its task, but it wasn’t the book for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual violence

hazelbynature's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Dysphoria

teganbeesebooks's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Medical content, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism