Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

210 reviews

waterwolves's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Deadnaming and Sexual content

missrosymaplemoth's review

4.5

“Some people are born in the mountains, while others are born by the sea. Some people are happy to live in the place they were born, while others must make a journey to reach the climate in which they can flourish and grow. Between the ocean and the mountains is a wild forest. That is where I want to make my home.” p. 191

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Sexual content, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Homophobia, and Medical trauma

strawberrytheauthor's review

challenging informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is an autobiographical comic about Maia Kobabe’s gender identity. I understand why it has been such a challenged book because some of the scenes are very graphic, but I think it has an important purpose and message. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Bullying

eloise648's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

wrinnola's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Transphobia, Medical trauma, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia and Sexism

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Vomit

becausebrenna's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Blood, and Sexual content

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

sallytiffany's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I felt so, so seen. I love this. It’s been an incredible read. I loved the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Blood, Deadnaming, and Vomit

queer_bookwyrm's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

4 ⭐ CW: Graphic depictions of menstruation, nudity, discussion of masterbation, discussions/depictions of sexual acts, misgendering, medical trauma 

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe (e, em, eir) is a graphic novel depicting the life of Maia through eir gender and sexuality journey. This is one of the most banned books right now, and I realized I had yet to read it! Luckily, a friend let me borrow it. 

I'm not usually a huge fan of graphic novels, but I think this was the perfect format to convey this kind of story. I found Maia to be very relatable in eir journey to figure out eir gender identity. Gender is hard. Maia was able to show in pictures what it would be impossible to adequately describe with words. It did seem to jump around a bit, so in that way it felt more like a wandering conversation than a single narrative. 

If you want some great insight in what it's like being an AFAB nonbinary person, and the struggles and everyday discomfort we experience, then pick this up. But this book also shows the importance of representation, and not just acceptance, but affirmation. Gender is messy and doesn't always make sense. Not a lot of thoughts, mostly vibes. This was definitely worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Sexual content

stormeno's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Dysphoria

Minor: Sexual content

shayh's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria and Blood

Minor: Sexual content