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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
fast-paced
“We’re talking real Trauma, not someone whispering
about them on the bus, much less the burden of free drinks. To which I know I can probably come up with some of my own friends’ real Trauma, but I’m too affronted, so I just shriek: THE WHOLE WORLD MONITORS AND MOCKS MY EVERY WAKING MOMENT!”
PERIOD BITCH
Why do I find other trans people so fucking… annoying? Self-indulgent? The world had a creative premise, but the characters ruined it
dark
emotional
medium-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A short but attention-grabbing dystopia, a virus forcing bodies to reject naturally-occurring hormones, forcing everyone to take hormones and ‘become trans’. Such an interesting premise with complicated characters- I wished there was more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Violence
Minor: Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Murder, Outing, War
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i didnt quite comprehend this book... maybe bc its midnight and I read it really quickly but it felt way too jumpy for my liking. still there were some really good excerpts from this text!!!
For a short novel, this packs one helluva punch.
The story follows a transgender woman living in a world where a virus has wiped out the body's ability to produce sex hormones naturally, so that everyone *has* to choose their own gender.
It's told out of order, so we start after the virus takes hold and move back and forth, gradually learning how it originated and why.
That choice means the character growth, which appears to be linear, isn't -- it means that ideas about what's right are constantly shifting.
INFECT YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES is a smart, fast-paced romp that'll knock the socks right off you. I can't recommend it enough. Hot damn.
The story follows a transgender woman living in a world where a virus has wiped out the body's ability to produce sex hormones naturally, so that everyone *has* to choose their own gender.
It's told out of order, so we start after the virus takes hold and move back and forth, gradually learning how it originated and why.
That choice means the character growth, which appears to be linear, isn't -- it means that ideas about what's right are constantly shifting.
INFECT YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES is a smart, fast-paced romp that'll knock the socks right off you. I can't recommend it enough. Hot damn.
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Bone chilling to finish during the pandemic in which I am acutely aware things will never be on this level, but damn is it bittersweet to end the book with the cold slap of a single cough.
I found the main character quite compelling. Torrey Peters writes a good dystopia, but the love interest was not compelling at all