Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

155 reviews

xavz_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

5.0

pretty much my entire life i've always had a really hard time finding characters i relate to and it turns out its because i wasn't reading books about autistic transmasc people. who would've thought? not me, an autistic transmasc person, i guess. 

this book put my soul into a vise and rubbed my face in the dirt while tauntingly asking how i liked it. i loved it actually. a majority of the content was ROUGH but the writing was lovely and as i said, i've never related to a character as much as silas. 

check content/trigger warnings before you read for sure. if they don't deter you i couldn't recommend this book more. one of the best i've read this year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Deadnaming

clockworkchild's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Medical trauma, Gore, Deadnaming, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Bullying, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Child death, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape and Vomit

poisoned_icecream's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Homophobia, Body horror, Misogyny, Transphobia, Child death, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and Religious bigotry

lizziaha's review

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

oh i feel sick 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Sexism, Confinement, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Medical content, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Classism, Homophobia, Grief, Lesbophobia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death

mlovesbooks's review

challenging dark 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

Didn't expect to love it this much. Amazing and gut-churning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Gaslighting, Sexism, Blood, Body horror, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Sexual assault, Ableism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

Minor: Self harm and Miscarriage

felicitydevoria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Gore, Medical trauma, Medical content, Dysphoria, Death, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Confinement, Child death, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Sexism, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Deadnaming, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Sexual content

eggboy397's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Body horror, Misogyny, Abortion, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, and Rape

meriguild's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

Fantastic writing, compounded with gruesome imagery at every turn. Silas’s special interest makes for some very poetic—and disgusting—metaphor. Braxton’s presents a compelling mystery, a terrifying villain, and an intricate, horrific, and mystifying take on the era. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Abandonment, Transphobia, Medical content, Misogyny, and Ableism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

Minor: Pedophilia

ronjaorsomething's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

I loved this book so much. The writing is incredible and I felt extremely close to the characters. The trans and autistic representation was so good and even though this book takes place in an alternate London the experience these characters had were still very accurate and can be translated to the real world at the time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Ableism, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Gore, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Deadnaming, Grief, Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Murder

mothie_girlie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Misogyny, Torture, Blood, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Animal death