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goose_bowomp's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Grief
Minor: Cursing, Dysphoria, and Mental illness
livlamentloathe's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
3.0
This one was hard for me—I’m a bit of a black and white thinker, so reading all of Anne’s thoughts and misgendering was rough. I was very frustrated by her slow progression and the clear ways in which she was hurting her son.
That said, I understand the world is shades of gray. Gender and sex are very gray, especially. And Alex’s transition was very new to Anne so she took it personally. Change is hard. I did appreciate how far Anne came from the first page. And how much research she did—even speaking with colleagues and changing course materials. I just wish change happened faster, especially in cases where one person’s struggle to change is hurting another (Anne’s struggle hurting Alex fyi).
That said, I understand the world is shades of gray. Gender and sex are very gray, especially. And Alex’s transition was very new to Anne so she took it personally. Change is hard. I did appreciate how far Anne came from the first page. And how much research she did—even speaking with colleagues and changing course materials. I just wish change happened faster, especially in cases where one person’s struggle to change is hurting another (Anne’s struggle hurting Alex fyi).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deadnaming and Transphobia
Moderate: Gaslighting
nerdysread's review against another edition
slow-paced
Je sais as quoi donner comme note. Je ne sais pas quoi noter. Relation très conflictuelle avec ce livre (allant plus sur le négatif
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia and Deadnaming
Moderate: Medical content, Gaslighting, and Outing
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