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abookwormspov's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Islamophobia, Self harm, Hate crime, Grief, Body shaming, Medical content, Transphobia, Genocide, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Violence
jayisreading's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
So, on the one hand, I truly appreciated the emphasis on trans joy throughout these poems, highlighting the beauty of being trans, the richness of trans history, and celebrating all things trans. As Melt points out in their afterword, a lot of trans literature can be bleak; understandably, considering the violence and injustices trans people face. And I appreciate that they assert, “Now, I need trans joy. I need to know trans joy exists in order to imagine myself living in the future.”
On the other hand, I didn’t feel particularly drawn to any of these poems. I think the focus on euphoria was wonderful, but I didn’t vibe much with the style of the poems themselves and found them a little repetitive.
Read for the Sealey Challenge.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia and Hate crime
Minor: Suicide, Genocide, and Antisemitism
poemsandponds's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
I like how this collection highlights trans joy. So much of the trans narrative we're fed centers around dysphoria and ignores euphoria. Joy is an essential part of envisioning a future.
I felt that it got a little repetitive at times though.
I felt that it got a little repetitive at times though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia, Medical trauma, and Hate crime
Minor: Genocide
bric_a_bryce's review
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
3.0
some good concepts but an overall flat style and delivery
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime
Minor: Genocide and Sexual harassment
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