Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls by Kai Cheng Thom

5 reviews

sabrinalefebvre's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

So much more joy and hope than I was expecting in this! Such beautiful writing and prose!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Hate crime and Death

Minor: Murder

kimapede's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Minor: Transphobia, Murder, Death, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Rape, and Stalking

meganpbell's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

What do you do when the world threatens your belief that all beings are worthy of love? In this powerful collection of poems, prayers, and spells, a Chinese Canadian transwoman writes to reclaim her love of being human, through  tender and intense letters addressed to such diverse recipients as J. K. Rowling, johns, and Jesus Christ, to fellow trans femmes, to the church of social justice, to compulsive caregivers, and many more, each with a suggested action, my favorite being: “Think of someone you’d like to punish….send them a book of poetry instead.” Read this brief book to fall back in love with being human—it begins by falling in love with the powerful, spiritually wise, and redemptive words of Kai Cheng Thom.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Gun violence, and Homophobia

spec_tacles's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Body shaming, Grief, Transphobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Murder, Misogyny, and Hate crime

caseythereader's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

Thanks to The Dial Press for the free copy of this book.

 - FALLING BACK IN LOVE WITH BEING HUMAN is a small gem of a book. It's a series of letters and poems to fellow humans interspersed with prompts for reflecting on these subjects and caring for yourself.
- Thom writes to everyone from fellow trans women to TERFs. Each piece is meditative and filled with love for the humans under the masks. Even when the rage boils through, there is still love at the center of this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Misogyny, Hate crime, Murder, and Transphobia