Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom

78 reviews

beauytoy's review

emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

semi memoir, semi magical realism. really great book, I find myself really enjoying everything kai cheng thom puts out. this was such a fun book, ever the very sad parts were so beautiful. i must own this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Child abuse

mollyreiser's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Violence

Moderate: Police brutality and Sexual harassment

sophiesometimesreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this! I loved how magical realism was woven through this and the writing style was wonderful, lyrical but easy to follow too. I liked that we got snippets from journal entries and letters through the stories. It was funny and emotional and real, and I had a great time reading this. Check the content warnings, though, as this does have some intense themes at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Transphobia, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

mar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

dark and funny, fantastical and defiant, dreamy and bloody all at the same time. a fabulous, surreal subversion of what makes a "trans memoir" and a love letter to trans womanhood :')

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Hate crime, Police brutality, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm and Blood

Minor: Addiction and Drug abuse

csa not directly depicted, but its trauma is frequently referenced through allegory

kalbalde's review

fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia and Death

readingpicnic's review

fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Such a unique and fun take on a memoir. The writing was so addicting and unique that I finished this in a day. I loved the author's mission to tell a trans memoir that wasn't just about transition or victimhood, to instead complicate these common narratives this with their trans community's dynamic personalities, showing the beauty and fun and drama of the transfem community, as well as mixing in magical realism elements and mystical creatures. I don't really know what's actually based in memoir with this book, but I'm okay with that because it was so exciting to read and I love creative nonfiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Homophobia, Self harm, Transphobia, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Gore

stacyaj's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Transphobia, Death, and Police brutality

payaut's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

while confusing and weird at times (and definitely confusing and weird on purpose) i super enjoyed reading this book and my fav part was definitely the cake/baking as the universe metaphor at the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Transphobia

sbloom's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Police brutality, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm

robinks's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this magical, fantasy-tinged memoir. I got sucked into our protagonist’s world and all the events and people that showed up. I was also satisfied with how things turned out for her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Grief, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Self harm, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Drug use, Sexism, Racism, and Misogyny