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Endpapers by Jennifer Savran Kelly

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corganrowan's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective relaxing 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? Yes

3.5

alenareads_27's review against another edition

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4.0

The cover is what drew me into this book. This is a character-driven story about a genderqueer book conservator that feels trapped by her gender identity, her relationship with a man who wishes she was a man, and her artistic block, Throughout the book, Dawn tries to understand how to live in a world that doesn’t see her for who she truly is. She struggles a lot with different areas in her life like religion, family, daily life, art and feels unwelcome in queer spaces while at the same time has issues connecting with her straight peers. This could definitely be considered a coming of age story. Overall, I thought it was a great read and I’m glad I decided to pick it up!

nicofox's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

ofliterarynature's review against another edition

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I wanted to be interested in this, but it didn’t get a grip on me - and having just finished a different sad queer book, I wasn’t really in the mood to stick with it. Perhaps a better choice for the more literary fiction inclined reader? Maybe I’ll try it again someday, but now isn’t the right time.

charltonreads's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

zachnachazel's review against another edition

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5.0

Wow, this book has skyrocketed to the top of my list for 2023. I picked this up randomly at the library after reading the synopsis and I am so glad I did.

I so quickly was engulfed in Dawn’s character and their quest to try to answer difficult questions in an already messy world.

I don’t want to give away anything about this spectacular novel, but everyone should be reading this!