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Küsse für Jet by Joris Bas Backer

6 reviews

fatfrog's review

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Bullying, and Self harm

Minor: Pedophilia

jessalex610's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

3.5

i think this is a very important book about trans masculine identity and finding yourself and your community before the Internet. Really loved the humor and realness of Jet’s feelings. However, the awakened pacing/storytelling kept me from giving this 4 stars and really got me wanting more. I don’t know if it’s bc of the translation from Dutch or what, but there were many parts where I was suddenly transported to a different scene and I have to check to see that I didn’t miss a page in between. It felt very jerky and it kept me from really getting into the story. I also didn’t feel like I had any good introspection about Nicky or Sasha or Ken in this book, or about the lesions art teacher or Rene! I’d love to see how they knew each other and if Jet even took up the teacher’s invitation to hang out at the studio. There were so many more connecting storylines that wouldn’t made jet’s overall story a lot more richer and easier to follow if Backer just took a bit more time to develop those stories. Long story short, I just wished it was longer! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Lesbophobia

Minor: Death and Fatphobia

readingpicnic's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Fatphobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Transphobia

livlamentloathe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

steffan_tastic's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Outing, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Infertility, Transphobia, Sexual content, and Medical content

jainabee's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

The story conveys the tricky complexity of adolescent social dynamics and self-discovery in a way that constantly defied my expectations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Outing

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, Sexism, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Minor: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment