Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Love Beyond Body, Space & Time by Hope Nicholson

5 reviews

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

 disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial

“This is a teaching, and a remembrance.”

My favorite short stories from this collection were Né Łe! by Darcie Little Badger (lesbians and dogs in space, say no more!), Transitions by Gwen Benaway (an exploration of womanhood), and Imposter Syndrome by Mari Kurisato (an android takes over the body/identity of a murdered indigenous woman with her consent). 

I read this for the #TransRightsReadathon (you can find more info at transrightsreadathon.carrd.co) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Violence, and Transphobia

Moderate: Rape, Homophobia, Sexual content, Blood, Police brutality, and Racism

tenderbench's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

samchase112's review

adventurous hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a beautiful, diverse collection of SFF short stories based in indigenous and two-spirit traditions. As with any short story anthology, each story is unique, and I naturally enjoyed some more than others. Nevertheless, each story was interesting and well-written in their own right, and I highly enjoyed the anthology as a whole.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Violence

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Sexual content, Police brutality, and Rape

cheye13's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

Beginning Materials: I very much appreciate including the brief nonfiction essays that contextualize the terms and concepts of survivance and two-spirit from (presumably?) Indigenous authors.

Aliens (5★): I suggest checking in with Indigenous & trans reviews, but I (cis) loved it. The perspective is challengingly limited, told through the narrator's benevolent ignorance, but I love that the real story can be glimpsed between the lines.

Legends are Made, Not Born (4★): A bit short for my taste, but beautiful.

Perfectly You (4★): great story, great concept. I felt something missing, but can't put my finger on it.

The Boys Who Became the Hummingbirds (4.5★): The imagery and style of this one is beautiful.

Né Łe! (3★): Felt more like a YA novel than a short story, despite its completeness.

Transitions (4.5★): This is exactly the kind of story I was anticipating from this collection. I wanted more of it.

Imposter Syndrome (3★): A bit complex to follow. Loved the pace & concept, but couldn't get a mental grip on it. I'd like it better as say, a novella.

Valediction at the Star View Motel (3.5★): I wanted a little more of the speculative element in this one, but the character work was great.

Parallax (5★): can't say I grasped this entirely, but I think I got the gist, and the form is gorgeous. The rhythm is entrancing, I adored it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Blood, Animal death, and Racism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Drug use, Excrement, Grief, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual content, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Bullying, and Body horror

Most warnings apply primarily to "Imposter Syndrome," which is the most hard-scifi (focusing on aliens/space/robots/etc.) and largely allegorical. The animal warnings apply to "Ne Le" (the main character is a vet) and relate to dogs and chickens.

sarah984's review

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

This is a sci-fi/fantasy anthology featuring LGBT+ Indigenous characters. I didn't realize at first that the publishing house is Canadian; it was interesting to see Canadian characters and locations feature in some of the stories. As with any anthology, the tones varied by quite a bit and I liked some of the stories more than others. However, the anthology overall has a hopeful tone and I enjoyed it.

My two favourite stories were Né łe! by Darcie Little Badger and The Boys Who Became the Hummingbirds by Daniel Heath Justice.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Hate crime, Medical content, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, Vomit, and Homophobia