Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

338 reviews

deyonce54's review

adventurous lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria

Moderate: Body horror, Deadnaming, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Outing

Minor: Transphobia

angel_ontheother's review

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

A somewhat heavy read but worth it (just don't forget to check trigger warnings if needed). I didn't think I'd like this, I'm not really sure why, maybe just because I'm not a big fan of nonfiction; but I've seen it recommend many times so I decided to pick it up at the library. I was glad to find that it was more interesting than I'd anticipated, and also that certain bits were relatable to me so I was able to emotionally connect with it despite not being trans/enby.

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Content Warnings

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

lauralintunen's review

informative reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Transphobia, Blood, and Dysphoria

serinas's review

informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I wanted to read this banned book when I first heard about it, but didn't have the time to read it. Now I found some time, and I'm so happy I read it. I also want to clarify that Gender Queer isn't banned in Norway, but in several states in the U.S. I did read it in Norwegian, and I don't think much got lost in the translation. 

This is a graphic novel, and a memoir Maia eirself wrote. Maia goes by the pronouns e/em/eir and writes about the journey of finding out ones gender identity. This is obviously a pretty queer book, with themes surrounding sexuality and gender identity. Some of it might be triggering, like the misgendering, so beware of that before reading.

I am drawn to books like this, as I'm queer myself, and I have at times been struggling with my identity. Like who am I, who do I want to be - and does it really matter? Maia asks many of the same questions I once had, and describes eir journey on finding an identity eir felt comfortable with.

I rated it 5 stars. I loved the drawings and style that was used - and the way the memoir was written was to my taste. It was relateable in many ways, and a fun (but hard) read. It definitely made me question some things about myself.

I really enjoyed this, and would recommend it. You don't need to be queer to read it - it might give some insight into what people who don't identify as cis might struggle with. It might also be educational and help anyone who is struggling as well - with their gender or sexuality. 

Just feeling like you aren't alone in your struggles are oftentimes enough - and Gender Queer made me feel less alone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Dysphoria

Moderate: Deadnaming

thespacejamber's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma and Dysphoria

Minor: Blood and Vomit

lspbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual content, Transphobia, Blood, Medical trauma, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Dysphoria

geckotigerwolf's review

hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Medical trauma, and Dysphoria

Minor: Transphobia and Vomit

galacticvex's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

3.75

big note off the top: I appreciate the writing style of this memoir, and that the audiobook was narrated by the author! it's always a treat when an author reads their own work.

I struggled with some of the terminology (specifically around

kink

) and concepts (specifically around topics like fanfiction). mostly due to it being substantially more graphic than I was anticipating, especially when it came to

sexual exploration as a youth and adult

and descriptions of

medical experiences

. all in all I think I would have benefitted from content warnings, or otherwise some more heads up in chapter names.

all that said I found myself often resonating the experiences explored, and generally appreciated learning more about the ones I didn't have first hand knowledge of. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer and Toxic relationship

awalsh1212001's review

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Misogyny, Transphobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming and Bullying

hr_nilsson's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Minor: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Dysphoria