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cogowno's review against another edition
4.0
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brnineworms's review against another edition
3.5
This book really elicits the freedom to transgress. I particularly liked the last two interviews with Amrou and E-J Scott; the two of them were so insightful and self-assured.
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Dysphoria, Body shaming, and Sexual content
Moderate: Racism, Terminal illness, Addiction, Death, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Chronic illness, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Rape
Minor: Cancer, Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Outing, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and War
that_bookworm_guy's review
3.75
I understand how this is important and it feels difficult coming from a trans author and trans people being interviewed, as it's done in a way that not every trans person feels defined by their body.
I am trans, and some of this book did make me uncomfortable. It's good to be uncomfortable in a way that it pushes boundaries and language. But there was just so much talk about genitals, that I get the feeling that some of the people felt a little awkward, but this may have just been my own interpretation. The discussion was about challenging binaries as well as gendered language. They also discussed about how their bodies and relationships make them feel.
The author also writes a lot about their own genitals and brings it up a lot, nearly every interview, as well as in sections in between. This was something that I found myself skimming past. I can understand why the author bought it up a lot, it's of course their book, but sometimes it just felt completely random
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Transphobia
noahee's review against another edition
5.0
I learnt so much from this book; as a queer person I have often felt isolated, and that no one else feels like this, but this book immortalised feelings I had, and explained them better than I ever could have.
Roche's book has changed something inside me, and when I re-read part of the book that felt revolutionary, I wasn't even sure what made the change.
Maybe, finding someone who was perhaps better at writing than me, and could put emotions into words.
Maybe, having a queer elder who, though wildly different, had feelings very similar to mine, and had made sense of them.
Perhaps it just gave me the opportunity to look inside myself and for it to finally make sense.
Whatever it was, it felt revolutionary, and has hugely changed the way I think about myself in relation to gender.
It has made things simpler, through understanding that my gender is complicated.
It has made my gender more understandable, or made it easier for me to relate it to others (before I just felt like an island).
This book is a must read for anyone, queer or not, and has been so important in my gender journey.
Thank you Juno.
Graphic: Sexual content
moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content