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charlottemmeline's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Sexual harassment
redrosemoth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria
booksjessreads's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
I think perhaps my favourite thing, is that it is packed full of complex characters and themes of motherhood, queerness, gender identity and race. It is thought-provoking, messy and heavy. I found Peters has fully fleshed out these characters and really gets into the psyche of them. I have not read a book that delves so deep into that psyche for a long time, and it really made me feel like I was the one making the decisions, and experiencing the emotions of the characters alongside them. The emotional depth of these characters is astonishing.
This book is also full of unreliable characters, which are like us. They are human. They are navigating their individual identities, out there trying to live life to their own potential, whilst also making it messy and complicated. I think Peters also makes a great point that not every trans person lives their life in the way the trans characters in the books do, and she really emphasises that everyone is different. There is the banality of every day life juxtaposed with a very unique, yet realistic, story-line and I really liked this also.
This book answered a lot of questions you might subconsciously, or even consciously, have about the trans community, and even answers ones you never even knew could exist. It is unapologetically queer and completely wonderful and I would highly recommend this to anyone!
Graphic: Bullying, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Outing
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Abortion
mprinton's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Outing
jessthanthree's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Pregnancy, and Outing
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, and Dysphoria
Minor: Deadnaming, Mental illness, and Car accident
rachaelmaris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, and Outing
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Pregnancy
Minor: Blood
pineneedles's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Miscarriage and Outing
Minor: Death and Suicide
kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
lochanreads's review against another edition
- 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? No
4.5
Moderate: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Transphobia
Minor: Outing
karol99's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy, Outing, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Alcohol
Minor: Transphobia