Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey

61 reviews

clynns's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Lesbophobia, War, Transphobia, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Deadnaming, and Emotional abuse

fatedefied's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Transphobia

avidales's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Blood, Death, Gun violence, and Violence

tacochelle's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

It's nothing too serious, but it's a feminist, gay western-dystopian novella. I can't not enjoy it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, Gun violence, and Murder

cassielaj's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful tense 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

4.25

This was a fun, quick audiobook with lots of adventure and dystopian themes. At times the dystopian elements hit a bit too close to home given current events, but that made the hopeful thread running through this story all the more welcome. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Murder, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Violence

gellyreads's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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

4.0

There’s some great commentary here. I am surprised I enjoyed it as much as I did, although I struggled with the beginning. I feel like I will have to read it again to appreciate it fully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Abandonment, Deadnaming, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Death, Murder, and Gun violence

hullomoon's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

4.5

I love how this story wraps up nicely but still leaves an open endness that felt like there was plenty of the world left to explore

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Death, and Misogyny

Minor: Gore, Physical abuse, and Gun violence

noroomforghosts's review against another edition

hopeful tense fast-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

2.5

I think the idea behind this novella is great. Queers fighting fascists I'm a post-apocolyptic west is cool, but it really needed to be a novel to make me believe the arcs of the characters.

It's revealed in the first chapter that the lover of our main character Esther is dead. Despite the very clear death consequences, she kinda spills this story to whoever throughout the boom. There's also an insta-love/attraction plot with Cye that just didn't feel believable given how recently Beatriz was killed. It's kinda handwaved away by Esther saying Beatriz wouldn't be jealous, but it just felt too fast.

On the whole, I loved the fast pace of the novel but the character growth also moved way too fast to be believable. I think if it was just longer and I was able to have more time with the characters I really could've gotten into it, but as of now, it's just missing too much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Sexism, and War

shadowspinner's review

adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia

thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Police brutality, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Death