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whitneyastanley's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-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
4.0
elina_stokvis's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
tense
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
4.25
clarkg's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The empathy, gravity, and humor with which Torrey Peters treats her characters is what made this book remarkable to me. Writing about queer family for a mixed audience is an unenviable task and Peters does so with a tremendous amount of grace. I have never read anything that so beautifully (and painfully) captures the tension between our desires, the people we have decided might help us fulfill them, and the struggle to imagine a future for which there is no clear framework. This book came to me at the exact moment I needed it and I suspect many readers will feel the same.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Infertility, Transphobia, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Misogyny
Moderate: Physical abuse, Cursing, Hate crime, Grief, Infidelity, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Outing, Abortion, Homophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Police brutality
hangrim's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
My main criticism of the book is the author’s writing style, as I found the jumps in time to be really hard to follow in the beginning. However as the story unfolds and we learn more about the three women, it really became a lovely and complex story.
emmamerriam's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
caw21's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
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
4.5
flemma's review against another edition
emotional
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? Yes
4.5
njos3ph's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
iris_krauze's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
anakelly21's review against another edition
5.0
hard to put into words the meaning this book imprinted on me. one of my favorite passages:
“i have a gift for mothering. all i do is mother people. i want to be a mom so bad that i make everyone my children. other trans girls. men too, actually. sometimes when i think back on amy—ames—i think she fell in love with me because i mothered her as much as i dated her… as a child, i needed so badly. when someone could meet that need, it was beautiful. it was the proper place for mothering. now i need that proper place for myself” (178).
“i have a gift for mothering. all i do is mother people. i want to be a mom so bad that i make everyone my children. other trans girls. men too, actually. sometimes when i think back on amy—ames—i think she fell in love with me because i mothered her as much as i dated her… as a child, i needed so badly. when someone could meet that need, it was beautiful. it was the proper place for mothering. now i need that proper place for myself” (178).