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clar_a's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
emalinehoward's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
lavrendy's review against another edition
3.0
An emotional read about a closeted trans musician’s legacy after he dies.
The angry son’s chapters were a bit much for me, but his attitude makes sense considering when it takes place and that it’s based on a true story.
The angry son’s chapters were a bit much for me, but his attitude makes sense considering when it takes place and that it’s based on a true story.
baezel's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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? Yes
5.0
Possibly my favourite book ever. It explores the grief and mourning of a jazz musician outed as trans at his death. How our memories and understanding of each are changed in grief is explored through different perspectives on trans people, black people, people we've loved. It shifts perspective from those who loved the musician to those who don't know him. It balances the cruelty of some people with the accidental and unthinking kindness. No one is purely bad and no one is purely good. Its written beautifully though, and set a good chunk in Scotland.
abbypikett's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
careinthelibrary's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
4.0
Brilliant character study but the writing held me at a distance emotionally.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Outing, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Medical content, Dysphoria, Terminal illness, Racism, Sexual content, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Classism
emilyada11's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia and Deadnaming
lurker_stalker's review against another edition
5.0
I loved it. I will listen to it again and I highly recommend it. If you're someone who enjoys audio books, I suggest that route.
Here's a link to a more complete review but it says pretty much the same thing.
http://reviews.c-spot.net/archives/4739
Here's a link to a more complete review but it says pretty much the same thing.
http://reviews.c-spot.net/archives/4739