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Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom
neleusb's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-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
4.0
just loved this, the writing was unlike anything i’ve read before, mixing autobiographical with realistic fantasy
friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition
4.75
Beautiful. Cute. Brutal. Poetry like. Very unique I have not enough words.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Dysphoria, Violence, Bullying, and Physical abuse
Minor: Sexual assault, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Racism
There are descriptions of swarms of bees and violent transphobiaroseandivy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-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
4.25
fast paced and very good at dealing in hard-hitting metaphor— wish we’d gotten more of the history of the setting and a little more fleshed-out ensemble cast but i liked the magical realism aspects a lot and the mc’s character development is shown well
vezreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
4.0
Kind of emotionally devastating
mitskacir's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fast and pleasant read. The writing was poetic in a way that was beautiful and inspiring to me, rather than sounding pretentious or melodramatic (as I often find poetry). The story was very simple and didn't change my life, but I still enjoyed the book and the practice envisioning a magical world and a better world. I think this book could have been improved with a little more depth and tying in of loose strings: for example, I never understood why "Notorious Liars" is in the title, as there weren't really any characters who were notorious liars (unless the book, being a fictional memoir, is the lie and the author is the liar?); for another, all the character's problems went away after making a magical cake - I think there could have been more actual relationship repairing, self-examination, etc.
spacejamcam's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm
Minor: Sexual assault
wheelyautistic's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
beauytoy's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-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
semi memoir, semi magical realism. really great book, I find myself really enjoying everything kai cheng thom puts out. this was such a fun book, ever the very sad parts were so beautiful. i must own this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Child abuse
claresa's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75