Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

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

12 reviews

camillatd's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective

3.0

FALLING BACK IN LOVE WITH BEING HUMAN was my first book by Kai Cheng Thom. In short essays and prose poems, Thom addresses letters to those she’s loved, those who’ve gone before her, and those who have hurt her. The writing is candid and emotive, but the style didn’t really work for me—almost a little too heavy-handed and syrupy. I really appreciated the content of the essays, but the tone was almost kind of... Rupi Kaur-y. In a way that I found distracting rather than engaging.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia and Sexual violence

joensign's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

nella_allen's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Transphobia

arakwordmaven's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

When I despair at the ignorance, intolerance, self-righteousness and suffering in the world, this book helps me remember that freedom, beauty, kindness, and love are also here. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Grief

thehomiemona's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Physical abuse

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

kelleykamanda's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

A beautiful love letter to trans folks and their bodies. 💗

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Child abuse

aliyahoff's review

challenging reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

Minor: Sexual violence

olivia_piepmeier's review

challenging hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.0

It's a fairly small book of...poetry-like essays/letters, but Thom manages to pack in an immense amount of their life without it being a memoir thanks to their genuinely loving spirit and skill with words. Those that feel a desire for a world that's open and compassionate will find a friend here.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Bullying, and Rape

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