Reviews with content warning for Homophobia - Gender Queer: A Memoir

“Some people are born in the mountains, while others are born by the sea. Some people are happy to live in the place they were born, while others must make a journey to reach the climate in which they can flourish and grow. Between the ocean and the mountains is a wild forest. That is where I want to make my home.” p. 191

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emilo's review

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4.5

i read it in a afternoon. i’m trying to understand myself more and this made me feel so much better. also the art and storytelling is lush.

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maverique's review

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5.0

I absolutely LOVED this book! Why did I relate so much to Maia's experiences??? Not to even mention how clearly and succinctly e was able to put eir thoughts and feelings (which also happen to be the same thoughts and feelings I've been having) into words. It's so so sooooo relatable. The storytelling, the art style, EVERYTHING. I was on the verge of tears at certain points throughout the story and I would've definitely cried if I wasn't in public surrounded by people 😂 Either way, I really loved this book and I plan to reread it at some point so I can take notes of all the books, media and concepts that e mentioned. Would recommend to just about anyone who's interested tbh lmao

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black_flamed_candle_b00ks's review against another edition

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4.5

I rate this book 4.5 stars ⭐️. I felt the ending was a little abrupt and unfinished; a little open-ended. I feel like it halted the continuity of the book. However, I related to a lot in this book. I’d never seen any of my thoughts that I’ve felt ashamed of or proud of, written down on paper and featured in a book before. I read it in one sitting, I couldn’t put it down.

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wrinnola's review

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4.0

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stacy837's review

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challenging hopeful informative fast-paced

4.0

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bookishmillennial's review against another edition

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General disclaimer if you’ve read other reviews by me and are noticing a pattern: You’re correct that I don’t really give starred reviews, I feel like a peasant and don’t like leaving them and most often, I will only leave them if I vehemently despised a book. Thus, no stars doesn’t indicate that the book wasn’t worthy of any starred system. It just means I enjoy most books for what they are, & I extract lessons from them all, even if the lesson is that I’m a ho for the smut, recognizing a genre/book/author is not for me, or confronting my own mommy/daddy issues lol. Everyone’s reading experiences are subjective, so I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Happy reading! Find me on Instagram: @bookish.millennial

asdsdjhfslhflsdjhskfh I borrowed this from the library and after reading, I want my own copy! I adored this graphic novel/memoir from Maia Kobabe and I am so glad I read this.

Disclaimer: There are a few Harry Potter references in here, but this was published in May 2019 before JKR revealed herself as a TERF POS.

Topics covered:

asexuality / aromantics
gender dysphoria
finding queer representation in books and music
finding queer community through the Queer Straight Alliance in high school
getting eir period and the trauma of navigating this along with pap smears
figuring out what sexual orientation label felt right
discussing queerness with eir family, friends and classmates
experimenting with masturbation and tracking this to figure out eir feelings on the physical act of sex in general
the spiral of constantly questioning and/or hating eir body
binding, clothes/shopping, haircuts/styles, bodily hair
and so much more!

Besides this being highly informative for anyone who is unfamiliar with gender queerness, asexuality, aromantic, nonbinary, othergender, etc, it's at its core a beautifully generous and vulnerable account from Maia's journey as ey question and figure out all of this. I'm so grateful to em for sharing this with us.

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