Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

Gender Queer: een memoir by Maia Kobabe

274 reviews

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Dysphoria, Blood, Body shaming, Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

peytonhhill's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

What an excellent book. I learned way more than I thought I would! The author does a great job of storytelling and I really feel like I have a much deeper understanding of how trans and nonbinary experiences can be after reading. I think everyone would benefit from reading this! Honestly it is way more tame than I thought it would be considering how controversial and banned it is. Hats off to the author for putting it out there, what a brave thing to do. I feel grateful for the reading experience!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Transphobia, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

caffeinatedfae's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative fast-paced

5.0

I first read this book as a graphic novel so when Libro.fm offered it to me for free in exchange for a review I was hesitant to pick this up as an audiobook. I didn't know how they could translate the graphic novel into an audiobook but I figured I would try it out. 

This audiobook is phenomenal. The book itself was great but I like that the audiobook adaption was just as good. The audiobook adds a bit more to the story and I loved the sound effects and the full cast that was done. The story itself is inspiring. I'm not non-binary but I really related to the author's portrayal of figuring eir/emself out. I struggled so hard in figuring out my sexuality that it was a relief to see that I wasn't the only one wondering all of these things. Maia has a way of showing just how much e went through and having compassion for those struggling with the change of pronouns and gender expression. 

It doesn't matter the format (graphic novel or audiobook) you read this but if you're looking for a good book to help you understand a bit of the non-binary experience I recommend checking this book out. It is beautifully done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria

Moderate: Blood

snowcrocs's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

Gender Queer is a quick read that holds a lot of wisdom in its pages. Queer and trans people will find many moments of resonance, and I see this book being an invaluable resource for friends and family members trying to better understand their non-binary (or otherwise trans or queer) loved one(s).

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Content Warnings

Minor: Deadnaming, Vomit, Blood, Sexual content, Dysphoria, and Medical trauma

darwin's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

this is one of, if not the, most relatable book I have ever read. I felt so seen by so many of Kobabe's experiences and am so glad e shared them in this gorgeous and evocative graphic novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Dysphoria

Minor: Sexual content

barbarella85's review against another edition

informative

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria

creatingavery's review against another edition

hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Deadnaming, Pregnancy, Body horror, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Transphobia, and Misogyny

bibliomich's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I generally refrain from providing star ratings for memoirs, out of respect for author's personal stories. However, given the widespread banning of this book, I feel it's important to bring attention to the fact that this is a phenomenal story, and certainly one that belongs in libraries and bookstores and everywhere where there are readers.

I read this book as part of the 2024 Trans Rights Readathon, and I'm so glad that I did. Not only did I genuinely enjoy reading Kobabe's story, but I also learned so much from em. From chest binding to e/em/eir pronouns to ways to support people experiencing gender dysphoria, I learned so much that I didn't know before.

I'm so grateful that Kobabe wrote this graphic novel, particularly given the vulnerability it took to share eir story, and I am truly looking forward to reading more of eir work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Dysphoria

Minor: Blood

saraellenme's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Deadnaming and Acephobia/Arophobia

antijeffbozo_love2read's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Medical content, Excrement, Transphobia, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Deadnaming, Body shaming, and Medical trauma

Minor: Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Cancer

Injury/gore is metaphorical and features a character impaled on a spike in a couple of different instances. It metaphorically represents emotional/physical pain and features some amount of blood, nothing else. Blood warning mainly applies to menstrual blood.