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Pretend It's My Body by Luke Dani Blue

percy_roy's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

niara_h's review

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2.0

I didnt like any of the stories 

illusionfoxpkmn's review

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challenging slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

lorenare's review

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dark reflective

4.0

hayleyrhiannon's review

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emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

annajones's review

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

octobermontoya's review

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adventurous funny reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

Pretend It's My Body is a collection of short stories that cover everything from cross-country travel, to psychic trans teens, to tornado survival, to body abandonment. Transness, living between genders, dysphoria, and family-of-orgin relationships are threads that follow the reader through the varied essays. The book is magical and surreal, sometimes sad and tense, but always interesting and creative. 
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hangsaman's review

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4.0

4.5

niamhreadgood's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

nicanstett's review

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5.0

“Pretend It’s My Body” is the beautiful kind of book that isn’t at all afraid to show you how messy gender, growing up, and having a mom can be. Luke Dani Blue’s fiction is gonna make you wince, laugh, knock you on your ass and give all the good gender feels. Read this. Do it