Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein

6 reviews

sydapel's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

I really don't rate non-fiction, but we're making an exception for this one since it's one of the only books I've read that discusses our current political polarization without making me feel entirely defeated. Klein approaches alt right talking points with context, facts and a deep amount of empathy that both holds these pundits accountable while recognizing how they've gotten there. I also appreciate the reference made to other explorations of dopplegangers and double-think, it really brings the book together in such a satisfying way. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Islamophobia, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

uranaishi's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Deportation

oworthyfool's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Police brutality, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

madscientistcat's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Colonisation, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death, Islamophobia, and War

Minor: Rape, Slavery, Transphobia, and Abortion

Extensive discussion of various genocides and the holocaust specifically

mads_jpg's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

4.25

I regret listening to the audiobook because there were so many sections I wanted to annotate the hell out of, so I'm gonna have to reread this once I've got a physical copy.

While this is a very zeitgeisty book, I think it'll age better than others, as it serves almost as a history book mixed with memoir mixed with psychology. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Sexual violence, Slavery, Transphobia, and Abortion

bookswithbethx's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Eating disorder, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Dementia, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War