Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Gender Queer: A Memoir Deluxe Edition by Maia Kobabe

240 reviews

notsobinaryart's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

So many big thoughts and emotions. I relate to almost all of eir experiences. I felt so seen yet so sad for the confusion and loneliness both of us possessed for so long. So tender yet informative, heartbreaking yet hopeful. Must read for everyone. Redefined what a graphic novel can look like for me.

I’m hopefully going to come back and add to my review once I detangle some of my feelings.

CW for transphobia, homophobia, medical content and trauma, Harry Potter references pre-JKR was openly a blatant transphobe, blood, vomit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

wanderlust_romance's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

What a joy this was to read. I borrowed a copy of this from my library and am very much considering purchasing a copy to eventually share with my child (they’re too young for some of the content right now). Gender Queer is a graphic novel memoir that follows Maia Kobabe’s (e/em/eir pronouns) deeply personal exploration of eir gender identity. The illustrations are so wonderfully done. It adds another layer of humor and emotion to the accompanying text that shares Kobabe’s personal narrative. Gender Queer is a prime example of the importance of gender affirming care. Beyond just the need for affirming healthcare, Kobabe’s family and friends are depicted in this memoir as unconditionally supportive, thoughtful, caring, and perhaps most importantly - they listen with love and communicate with honesty surrounding the gender and sexuality questions / frustrations Kobabe expresses. E also delves into the complexities of asexuality - what it means, how it impacts relationships, and how it is also a spectrum e explored.

If you haven’t read this, I would absolutely recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia

theskyboi's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Homophobia, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Acephobia/Arophobia, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Deadnaming, Misogyny, Transphobia, Vomit, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

wad3mil3sgarru2's review against another edition

informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria

Minor: Sexual content, Blood, Medical trauma, and Outing

buttercat42's review against another edition

fast-paced

2.0

Kobabe mentions a few times in the book that e was historically reluctant to share details of eir life and sadly, I think it shows. This would have felt more meaningful as a memoir if there was focus on the deeper meaning of a few important scenarios rather than just a general overview of eir entire life from birth to publishing. 

The more I reflect on this book, the less I like it. While I don’t agree with book bans of any kind, as a queer person I don’t think it provides a particularly helpful or useful lens through which to examine sexuality and gender or the way they operate in society. I wouldn’t give it to a teen to read not because I think it’s inappropriate but because I don’t think it has anything substantial to say about queer identity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, and Dysphoria

gcrkl's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Medical trauma, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Dysphoria

paulus_on_the_rocks's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

1.5

Oh, surprise, une autobiographie de plus réalisée par une personne appartenant à l’alphabet mafia qui ne s’inscrit absolument pas dans une perspective intersectionnelle ! Quel plaisir !

Pour ne pas finir fâché, j’ai trouvé que la représentation la plus intéressante (car peu fréquente) était le rapport extrêmement compliqué du MC vis-à-vis de ses rdv « obligatoires » chez lae gynéco. Mais là encore on reste en surface.

Est-ce que je le conseille ? Pour un.e ado, peut-être. Sinon pitié non. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Vomit, and Medical trauma

kvokolek's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia and Medical trauma

sapphic_alpaca's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Deadnaming, Misogyny, Excrement, and Vomit