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Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

32 reviews

smeyer's review

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dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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emoryscott's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

As a transgender reader, I loved this book. If I had read this in middle school or high school, I would have understood myself a lot better. I’m sad that this book has risen the ranks of banned books to become THE most banned book in America. I hope this book gets into the hands of the people who need it somehow.

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laurenleigh's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Wow. So so powerful. This is absolutely fantastic, and you should definitely read it! It makes me sad that this is one of the most banned books right now, because it tells such an important story in a beautiful way. I cannot thank Kobabe enough for telling eir story and sharing it with the world. I was most stuck with the full page illustrations, where Kobabe really made me stop and consider some major themes and messages. E describes what it means to be non-binary in such a visceral, memorable manner. I can see how this would be super affirming to read if you also identify as non-binary, but I think it’s just as necessary to read if you identify as cisgender. I have a much more nuanced understanding now.

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cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

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3.0

I read this book because it tops the most banned list. I am against banning books, and I don't think this book should be banned. I think that it could be really helpful to teens, young adults, or adults struggling with their identity or people in those persons' lives who want to understand them. There are many triggers in this book though so be aware of those if you are checking it out. I also think it is important to not that this is only one person's journey and people's experiences can be very different.

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