Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

23 reviews

jessie_h's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I have been wanting to read this book solely based on how often it has been being banned in the last year but what sold me on picking it up was that I had a student ask me questions about some things they read about gender in this book. And I was so excited to see that it was available in Kindle Unlimited!

What can I say about this memoir that hasn't already been said? It was eye-opening to read and I wish I had read it before now because I have had students and friends who I wish I could have recommended it to when they needed it. I have never really questioned my gender identity but I can see how important this graphic novel is to have on shelves for those who are. I kept thinking of specific friends who needed this book ten years ago when they were struggling with these same things. It makes me sad that it is the most banned book in the US right now. 

The thing I wasn't expecting when I picked it up was how often I saw pieces of myself in this book when the author is was figuring out e were ace/aro. It was something I didn't know I needed to read.

I wish this book could be required reading. Not only so those who need it can read it but also so others can understand the struggles of others and build some empathy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Dysphoria, Sexual content, Blood, Medical trauma, Acephobia/Arophobia, Deadnaming, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

caitlinemccann's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Homophobia

Minor: Vomit and Excrement

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense

5.0

I'm always trying to learn more about trans experiences. This book was very heartfelt and beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Car accident, Alcoholism, and Death

traceyanderson's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Medical trauma, Blood, Medical content, Dysphoria, and Panic attacks/disorders

bibliothecarivs's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

#fREADom #UniteAgaintBookBans 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Body horror

Nudity

miggyfool's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Medical content, and Dysphoria

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Transphobia, and Sexual content

emoryscott's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

As a transgender reader, I loved this book. If I had read this in middle school or high school, I would have understood myself a lot better. I’m sad that this book has risen the ranks of banned books to become THE most banned book in America. I hope this book gets into the hands of the people who need it somehow. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming, Bullying, Transphobia, Medical content, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Body shaming, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

clarabooksit's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Kobabe’s story of living with body and gender dysphoria and eir slow, often confusing journey to self-discovery is moving and important. So many people, especially younger folks, are going to benefit from seeing themselves and/or their friends/family in this book. For that alone, I think everyone should read this.

I will say, though, that I’m not sure who the intended audience is for this book. The art style and voice read very, very young but some of the content is very adult—nothing too explicit but there are frank, open discussions of sex and sexuality as well as some nudity. So, I’m going with teenagers? Maybe?

Aside from that, I enjoyed this graphic memoir. Kobabe’s humor, frankness, vulnerability and early 2000s nostalgia are spot on. I especially loved eir discussions with friends and family about gender and sexuality. It was also nice to see eir confusion. So many identity stories are about people struggling to get others to accept who they know they are but there are so few stories of people not really knowing who they are. I appreciated Kobabe’s uncertainty and how difficult it was for em to figure it all out.

I also liked the clean, easy-to-read art style. I do wish it had read more adult and I thought the narrative often felt pieced together, which didn’t flow well.

Overall, though, I’m really glad I read this. And I think you should, too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Sexism

spookyaz's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

this book. it feels so similar to parts of me growing up that it almost hurts, like the scale thing especially that e talk about. and the sentiment of saying "I'm thinking I want to be a boy, not that I am a boy so I don't think I'm trans" and like that rush of adrenaline in summertime presentations where you get gendered like That. additionally the art style feels warm and comforting and i love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Blood, Dysphoria, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

Outstanding, reflective, liberating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Medical content