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anigirl524's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
gracebhuff13's review against another edition
4.0
This was on its way to 5 starts until part III, I appreciate everything this book aimed to do I’m just not sure it was all executed well by the end. But, never read a book written like this very interesting and thought-provoking
mollynealon's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
2.0
itwassomethingabout's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-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
pauradisparire's review against another edition
4.25
If you love queer yearning this is the book for you. Jack is absolutely OBSESSED with Bess and it kept making me smile.
This book is such a great commentary on capitalism, ownership and queerness (and especially transness). It's a bit difficult to read due to the language and the fact that there's kind of two stories happening at once, one in the main text and one in the footnotes. I think a lot of things went over my head, but as someone who has quite a bit of philosophical knowledge I could fill most of the gaps in myself.
The story itself isn't that engaging, the beauty of this book is representation and it's political value, in my opinion.
This book is such a great commentary on capitalism, ownership and queerness (and especially transness). It's a bit difficult to read due to the language and the fact that there's kind of two stories happening at once, one in the main text and one in the footnotes. I think a lot of things went over my head, but as someone who has quite a bit of philosophical knowledge I could fill most of the gaps in myself.
The story itself isn't that engaging, the beauty of this book is representation and it's political value, in my opinion.
athan_kogaan's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Top 10 books that have the barest amount of story to justify it being fiction and not an academic book. 10/10 no notes, would recommend.
breanneporter's review against another edition
Not the book to read via digital copy, given all the footnotes, but I’m still very interested in reading if I can get my hands on a physical copy at some point
kalmia31's review against another edition
I was really confused listening to this audiobook because the narrator didn’t do much to change his tone of voice and there are a lot of footnotes added (which I expect would be much less confusing seeing the words on a page)
ruarilpa's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
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? No
5.0
Fucking brilliant. Fucking fucking brilliant. All books should be like this.