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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
I spend a lot of time reading rhyming stories to babies, and after reading this, I get why those little guys find it so addictive. I'm jumping in the air and clapping my hands. This book is mind-bogglingly cool.
Witty, caring, sad, sexy, (and with a joke about Niels Bohr of all people) — all rhymed. Five out of five.
Everything about this worked for me. At the start, I struggled a bit with it being written in verse, but once I found the rhythm of it, I LOVED the style and found myself looking forward to returning to it at the end of each day. Fitzpatrick does an excellent job of exploring some serious societal complexities while doing it in an incredibly engaging kind of “gossip girl”-esque format.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Get your dictionary out, she's got big words and knows how to use them.
Loved this book. Great to read outloud as asides from being written really well its also entirely in verse!!
It's about the drama between a group of mostly trans girls living in New York. It's very real on the intricacies of community and communication.
Loved this book. Great to read outloud as asides from being written really well its also entirely in verse!!
It's about the drama between a group of mostly trans girls living in New York. It's very real on the intricacies of community and communication.
I admire the work that went into the structure of this novel it's a great style experiment, but it really wasn't my vibe.
I finished this a few days ago, and it’s been one of those books that has sat in my brain ever since.
I’m a trans woman. A recently hatched egg. And while I don’t live in NYC now, I did, and have spent a lot of time there in general. A lot of time thinking about the idea of what it means to be “queer in New York”.
Cat Fitzpatrick does a phenomenal job of pulling on her own experiences, while simultaneously presenting issues within the trans community without pretending to know the answers to them. The resulting story is one that feels very real and true, without giving up its charm. This is one of my favorite novels I’ve read in quite a while.
It’s a quick read, but not an easy one. If you’ve enjoyed this at all, I highly recommend you listen to Fitzpatrick’s appearance on the Gender Reveal podcast. That’s how I found the book, and I’m so glad I did.
I’m a trans woman. A recently hatched egg. And while I don’t live in NYC now, I did, and have spent a lot of time there in general. A lot of time thinking about the idea of what it means to be “queer in New York”.
Cat Fitzpatrick does a phenomenal job of pulling on her own experiences, while simultaneously presenting issues within the trans community without pretending to know the answers to them. The resulting story is one that feels very real and true, without giving up its charm. This is one of my favorite novels I’ve read in quite a while.
It’s a quick read, but not an easy one. If you’ve enjoyed this at all, I highly recommend you listen to Fitzpatrick’s appearance on the Gender Reveal podcast. That’s how I found the book, and I’m so glad I did.
I had the absolute pleasure of hearing Cat read from this! She's so funny and clever.
The book is great, and ridiculous. It deals with a pretty serious and frustrating classic tale that many of us have been involved with, with respect for the complexity of dynamics as well as a lightness and humour. The characters feel recognisable, the dynamics infuriatingly familiar, and there's a shit load of trans in jokes that feel really....fucking pleasurable to read about.
I'm not sold on the sonnet form. I would have loved more of the characters and stories without it being squeezed into a particular shape, but also the narrator seems self aware of how ridiculous this is and it's part of why the book is so funny. Tbh one of my fave parts is the self awareness of the narrator.
The book is great, and ridiculous. It deals with a pretty serious and frustrating classic tale that many of us have been involved with, with respect for the complexity of dynamics as well as a lightness and humour. The characters feel recognisable, the dynamics infuriatingly familiar, and there's a shit load of trans in jokes that feel really....fucking pleasurable to read about.
I'm not sold on the sonnet form. I would have loved more of the characters and stories without it being squeezed into a particular shape, but also the narrator seems self aware of how ridiculous this is and it's part of why the book is so funny. Tbh one of my fave parts is the self awareness of the narrator.