Reviews

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

kaitlynh12's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

atm the word coming to mind is “tender”. i feel altered in a way that is unclear to me. 

fatvegan's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

ccaitlinranae's review

4.0

“yearning… what a beautiful word to hear a butch say out loud.”

i slowly worked my way through this book, i only opened it when i had time to sit with it and truly think about it and i wouldn’t have it any other way. leslie feinberg managed to tell the story i didn’t know i needed 30 years before i needed it. when i say this book shifted something in me, i’m not exaggerating. it helped me make sense of myself and my own identity as a genderqueer lesbian in a way i never thought possible. my god. this book should be required reading for any queer identity.

tlhp's review

5.0

I found myself in these pages. #1 life changing book

notlikeshrek's review

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.25

rhiannonhoward's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Classism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Outing, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Racism

helenmeigs's review

5.0

Wow. A legendary book for a reason. Jess is in my heart forever. The last third in particular

nsperger's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.25

hfr06's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Sexual harassment, Rape, Transphobia, Grief, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Suicide

gmba's review

challenging emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Rape