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wasa_mata's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
Amazing read, very thankful for my teacher who chose this book for class. I genuinely think every Queer person should read it - actually everyone should. The Queer community is extremely present on the internet, but even us need a good « go touch some grass » moment and this book is pretty much that.
In a weird way this book pushed me back into activism movement. I left it during Covid, mostly due because of mental health, world events, too much time on the internet seeing how humans are dumb and disgusting. And while I still think the world is going crazy, it’s better to fight than not.
Can’t wait to read more of her works.
Here are some of my favorite quotes :
« We know so much about trauma but so little about how to heal it. » p. 9
« Are you an anti-SJW/alt-fighter trying to use this as fodder for your masturbatory Reddit thread? » p. 18
« Freedom is not abuse. Freedom is never abuse. » p.31
« Is it more important to you for your child to have an easy, « normal », life or a fulfilling, liberated one? » p. 105
« Safe and free are not the same thing // living and alive are not the same thing » p.153
In a weird way this book pushed me back into activism movement. I left it during Covid, mostly due because of mental health, world events, too much time on the internet seeing how humans are dumb and disgusting. And while I still think the world is going crazy, it’s better to fight than not.
Can’t wait to read more of her works.
Here are some of my favorite quotes :
« We know so much about trauma but so little about how to heal it. » p. 9
« Are you an anti-SJW/alt-fighter trying to use this as fodder for your masturbatory Reddit thread? » p. 18
« Freedom is not abuse. Freedom is never abuse. » p.31
« Is it more important to you for your child to have an easy, « normal », life or a fulfilling, liberated one? » p. 105
« Safe and free are not the same thing // living and alive are not the same thing » p.153
elleayegee's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Another book for the trans rights readathon.
I love this collection of poems and essays. I have annotated so much of this book and it makes me want to pick up any of the author’s work immediately.
I love this collection of poems and essays. I have annotated so much of this book and it makes me want to pick up any of the author’s work immediately.
corijroberts's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
3.5
Although I enjoyed this book, it felt disjointed overall. It’s a collection of essays, so that makes some sense, but I thought a lot of the ideas the author presented were contradictory or could’ve had more nuance. It was clear these essays were written at different times as her opinions evolved.
drew03's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
lsparrow's review against another edition
5.0
I love this book of essays and poems and feel i will be coming back to it again and again.
thinking about ideas of community, chosen family, consent, gender euphoria... so wise and so eloquent.
thinking about ideas of community, chosen family, consent, gender euphoria... so wise and so eloquent.