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I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World by Kai Cheng Thom
2 reviews
bashsbooks's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Thom approaches the issues within modern leftism with an understandable frustration and an unparalleled wit; this collection of essays and poems provide much-needed nuance and insight into thorny topics such as suicide (and the related responsibility of the community and agency of the dead) and sexual assault (including breaking down the perp/victim binary that doesn't allow for any grey areas). She also covers transmisogyny, racism, and class in similar depth. Despite these serious topics, Thom ends every essay with her glimmers of hope for the future. My favorite pieces in this collection were Genie, You're Free, if you should start to think forbidden thoughts, Chronical of a Rape Foretold, Complications of Consent, How Neoliberalism is Stealing Trans Liberation, siblings, Rediscovering My Identity at My Grandfather's Funeral, and Dear, Dear Life.
I highly recommend the entire book, and all of Thom's work (but please remember, she is only one imperfect woman, not a vessel for Leftist Truth!)
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Rape, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Classism, Transphobia, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Racism
Moderate: Police brutality, Toxic relationship, and Stalking
Minor: Colonisation, Hate crime, Murder, Mental illness, and Medical trauma
thewordsdevourer's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
simply incredible. i hope we choose love is a rare feat, jam-packed w/ brutal honesty, startling vulnerability, tentative love and hope, and reflective rumination on mental illness and rarely examined topics such as queer community and its internal issues, today's social justice landscape, and ofc trans identity and community, seen through the author's complex lens as a trans woman of color. once in a blue moon, a book comes along, parts the veil in front of my eyes, and completely changes the way i view things. this is such a book and it's a marvel.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Transphobia, Violence, Mental illness, and Suicide
Moderate: Physical abuse, Hate crime, Death, Murder, Classism, Racism, and Misogyny
Minor: Suicide attempt, Stalking, Colonisation, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
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