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Obie Is Man Enough by Schuyler Bailar

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melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition

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inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I absolutely loved this middle grade read! Obie is such a great character and I loved seeing his journey not only with swimming but accepting that he is enough just how he is! Ah it was so great. Unfortunately, other characters kind of suck, but luckily for Obie, he had some great family and friend support to help him get through. I loved this and would definitely recommend it to readers of all ages!

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foreverinastory's review

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The author reads the audiobook and Schuyler did an amazing job! I loved his narrator and this book so much. The author notes at the end really got me too.

Rep: Half Korean, half white trans male MC, cishet Latine female love interest, white trans male side character, cishet Korean male side character.

CWs: Transphobia/transmisia, bullying, deadnaming, misgendering, homophobia/homomisia, f-slur, violence, outing. Moderate: past mentions of suicidal thoughts, death, death of grandparent, mentions of war, toxic friendship, injury/injury detail, medical content (stitches), racism, dysphoria, grief. Minor: lesbophobia/lesbomisia, ableism, panic attacks.

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alittlebitheather's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

Obie is a swimmer who is proud of who he is and not ashamed to be transgender. A select few people, however, are not so proud of Obie, and go out of their way to shame him and make his life harder, including his former swim coach, who kicks him off the team. On his new team, however, Obie finds a welcoming bunch who treat him just like any other guy. Of course, that doesn't mean Obie isn't without some of your average teenage problems like dating, losing a loved family member, or dealing with bullies outside of the swim team. Obie Is Man Enough is an overall sweet story about acceptance, coming into your own, and loving who you are, no matter what. I highly recommend it for any kid or adult who has ever felt out of place or just needs a hopeful story.

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1979lwt's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I LOVED IT and the little note at the end from the author to trans kids reading the book was AMAZING i mena the whole book i was questioning if i was “trans enough” because i had it different from Obie but omg the note helped so much

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cowboyrogue's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

schuyler bailar did a beautiful job writing this book. all of the characters felt extremely real. i often was able to feel my own hurt in obie's, and all of the struggles about loving his identity that he faced were ones i also found myself heavily relating to. this is a beautiful novel about identity, coming to terms with yourself, friendship, and learning to be confident. absolutely stunning. bailar's endnotes to his transgender readers hit home, and his note to cis readers was equally as important. hoping many cisgender people learn from this book and many trans people see themselves in it. i thoroughly enjoyed it.

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