so incredibly raw and beautiful. as a butch loving he/him femme this was so important for me personally. major tws for sexual violence tho! not gratuitous at all, just shows the harshness of the oppression lesbians faced. never felt more proud to be a lesbian <3

i’m never gonna find another book that makes me feel this way ever
challenging dark inspiring sad fast-paced

Even if you don't read this book you should look up the author - what an incredible and inspiring person. I'm really glad that a book club forced me to read this because I don't know if I would have picked it up otherwise. The beginning is quite dark and I found it difficult to read, but the story was so compelling I kept going. It's clear why this book is so foundational and important to our understanding of the trans experience, and I would like to read some of the author's non-fiction if I can get hold of it. 

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dark hopeful sad 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: Yes
challenging emotional
emotional inspiring reflective
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

wow wow wow a must read. incredibly emotional and important. 
challenging emotional sad tense slow-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: Yes
challenging dark emotional reflective 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: Yes
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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