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Call Me Nathan by Catherine Castro

10 reviews

nerdysread's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.0

Bof. Vraiment bof. C’est dur à lire. Heureusement que je ne l’ai pas lu lors d’un épisode de dysphorie hein. Il y a quelques passages intéressant mais sinon on dirait plus un livre écrit par et pour les personnes cis avec pas mal de voyeurisme (les coupures, les organes…). Un peu un « documentaire » M6 quoi mais en bd. Ah et pleins de TW: Automutilation, Transphobie, Deadname, Homophobie, Dysphorie violente, « body horror », Mégenrage

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swordjas's review

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challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

1.0

I really wanted to like this book as I am a transmasc reader, and part of what drew me in to this story was the profile of the titular protagonist. We get Nathan's experiences and perspective growing into his body, but it also feels distanced and detached in that most of it focuses on displaying his traumas for the sake of trauma. Part of it also felt somewhat exploitive (as some previous reviews also mention), and the pacing of story seemed odd.
The narrative was also hard to follow at the points that the POV would switch to Nathan's family members (often abruptly).

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limina's review

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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? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This was a beautiful book. At times it was heartbreaking, but also very hopeful. At times it is unflinching in it's storytelling. I would recommend this to just about anyone.

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livlamentloathe's review

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emotional inspiring reflective fast-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

3.5

The narrative was a bit hard to follow. Sometimes the POV was Nathan, other times it was his brother, mother, or friends. Beyond that, it was a hard but lovely story of a boy finding himself.

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goldenjunegem's review

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emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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raelin's review

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emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Such a great example of how a graphic novel can get things across that a novel would have a hard time explaining.

The images were so moving and visceral in feeling.

As a cis reader, this felt like a raw glimpse into one person’s story.

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