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Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

207 reviews

notsobinaryart's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

So many big thoughts and emotions. I relate to almost all of eir experiences. I felt so seen yet so sad for the confusion and loneliness both of us possessed for so long. So tender yet informative, heartbreaking yet hopeful. Must read for everyone. Redefined what a graphic novel can look like for me.

I’m hopefully going to come back and add to my review once I detangle some of my feelings.

CW for transphobia, homophobia, medical content and trauma, Harry Potter references pre-JKR was openly a blatant transphobe, blood, vomit

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theskyboi's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0


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theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0


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wad3mil3sgarru2's review

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informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.25


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buttercat42's review

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fast-paced

2.0

Kobabe mentions a few times in the book that e was historically reluctant to share details of eir life and sadly, I think it shows. This would have felt more meaningful as a memoir if there was focus on the deeper meaning of a few important scenarios rather than just a general overview of eir entire life from birth to publishing. 

The more I reflect on this book, the less I like it. While I don’t agree with book bans of any kind, as a queer person I don’t think it provides a particularly helpful or useful lens through which to examine sexuality and gender or the way they operate in society. I wouldn’t give it to a teen to read not because I think it’s inappropriate but because I don’t think it has anything substantial to say about queer identity.

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gcrkl's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5


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paulus_on_the_rocks's review

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reflective fast-paced

1.5

Oh, surprise, une autobiographie de plus réalisée par une personne appartenant à l’alphabet mafia qui ne s’inscrit absolument pas dans une perspective intersectionnelle ! Quel plaisir !

Pour ne pas finir fâché, j’ai trouvé que la représentation la plus intéressante (car peu fréquente) était le rapport extrêmement compliqué du MC vis-à-vis de ses rdv « obligatoires » chez lae gynéco. Mais là encore on reste en surface.

Est-ce que je le conseille ? Pour un.e ado, peut-être. Sinon pitié non. 

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kvokolek's review against another edition

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informative reflective fast-paced

4.5


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sapphic_alpaca's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective

5.0


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dominic_t's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

The art in this book was really nice. The memoir was engaging, and I really relate to some of Maia's gender feelings.

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