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clichemarker's review
4.0
"I feel mournful about how much my body has been shaped by men."
"Why is my humanity only seen or cared about when I share the ways in which I have been victimized and violated?"
Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia
Moderate: Racism and Body shaming
crybabybea's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Dysphoria, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Transphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Deadnaming
sakisreads's review
4.5
I read this incredibly quickly, because there was no way to stop 👏🏼 It was phenomenal! I highlighted a few quotes that definitely need going back to again and again.
The ending
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4.5 out of 5 stars for me ✨ Thank you!
Graphic: Biphobia, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Transphobia
qqjj's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Biphobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Self harm, Outing, Bullying, and Infidelity
readandfindout's review
4.25
Themes: 4 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars
Graphic: Dysphoria, Bullying, Homophobia, Transphobia, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Racism, Infidelity, Body shaming, Biphobia, and Hate crime
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
lady_bountiful's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Bullying, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, and Transphobia
orchidd's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexism, Bullying, and Transphobia
Moderate: Hate crime and Infidelity
Minor: Body shaming, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts
ezwolf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Transphobia
Moderate: Racism and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, and Eating disorder
mattiedancer's review against another edition
5.0
- Those looking for a memoir about transitioning and accepting one’s sexual identity
- Readers wanting to learn more about Shraya
- Readers who want to challenge and grow in their feminism and LGBTQ+ understanding and alliance
- Misogyny, sexism, racism, transphobia, biphobia, homophobia, bullying
Graphic: Biphobia, Sexual assault, Racism, Misogyny, Body shaming, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Transphobia
Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
blackcatkai's review against another edition
5.0
a short memoir from Vivek Shraya about her growing up & into herself as a queer transwoman and all the internalized/societal issues shes faced involving men as well as women. she touches on tough topics but there's good things here, too. I love her writing and insights about gender itself as well as gender expression. I would definitely recommend this and will be reading more of her work in the future.
Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, and Sexism
Moderate: Sexual content, Racism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, and Sexism
Minor: Infidelity, Ableism, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts