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A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow

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melodyseestrees's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

This is a very sweet, almost cozy, read. It does kind of romanticize war though. It does show two different trans journeys- one extremely accepting family and one accepting but not talking about it family. There is an incident with a religious figure,

one character's brother was assaulted by a priest and his reporting this uncovers a huge ring of sexual assault,

and some character reactions around this event were really irritating. "How come they believe you but not me," when the one being believed is a victim of a crime. I wish we had seen more of the LGBTQ+ people at the one school. Aside from our two main characters and the mentions of that group there really isn't any notable queer characters

outside of the WLW couple at the reenactment

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antijeffbozo_love2read's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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ellington_rist's review

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adventurous 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? No

4.0

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stevia333k's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad

Strong character development? Yes

This book made me want to cry & it reminded me of the organized abandonment i went thru during the trans genocide that deescalated in 2013/2014, as well as the George W Bush administration. It also felt strange that USA history got chosen, but still. I had to listen at a faster speed to finish this book.

It's like the Titanic except less sad & more spooky.

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choicepotatoes_20240331's review against another edition

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emotional 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? Yes

5.0

this is one of those books that makes me nostalgic for a life i never had. i mean, what would it have been like to have known myself at such a young age? what would it have been like to have come across adults, like lawrence, who *saw* me and made me aware, in both subtle and overt ways, that being the person i have turned out to be is 112% okay?

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astrangewind's review

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emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

I am speechless. A Million Quiet Revolutions is the book I wish I'd had as a teenager, or when I wasn't sure if I was trans, or when I felt alone because no one understood or saw me as a man.

I thought that the "verse" aspect of the novel would be awkward, but it's not. The poetry is far from complicated or intense; it serves to move the plot forward gently. Robin's imagery has always been soft and real, and the imagery in this book is no exception.

The characters felt real to me. I saw myself in them, being unsure and confused and scared, and loving each other all the same.

We need more stories like this, of trans people being in love, where no one dies and everything is looking up at the end. Queer people deserve stories like this. I think every queer person should read this book.

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