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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
def had my thinking about my own gender in the grand scheme of things
at times so many words were used i was lost
i liked the open ended ending
def written in a more close minded view- on purpose? maybe
at times so many words were used i was lost
i liked the open ended ending
def written in a more close minded view- on purpose? maybe
challenging
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
informative
medium-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
emotional
informative
medium-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
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
At every turn this booked asked, “what if we troubled this issue?”, “what if we asked more complex questions?”, “what if we honed into the intersections of identity, made camp there and got comfortable?”.
Detransition, Baby asks its reader to think critically, but not become analytic. It’s humane in the strongest sense of the world. But it’s also limited in some of the questions it asks, particularly around race. The author isn’t afraid to talk race and even make fun of the way queer white people interact with race, but the same the book centers whiteness and some of the satirical commentary on race started to fall flight because the book ended up reproducing it.
The characters are all incredibly flawed. Reese was flawed, layered and loveable. The other two characters, Reese and Katrina, I found to be a lot harder to connect with and flawed but not in in a way that made them seem real. Those two characters started to feel like political statements the author was making.
Overall, I devoured this book. I couldn’t stop reading. I know it’ll stick with me for a long time, but it’s not a new favorite.
Detransition, Baby asks its reader to think critically, but not become analytic. It’s humane in the strongest sense of the world. But it’s also limited in some of the questions it asks, particularly around race. The author isn’t afraid to talk race and even make fun of the way queer white people interact with race, but the same the book centers whiteness and some of the satirical commentary on race started to fall flight because the book ended up reproducing it.
The characters are all incredibly flawed. Reese was flawed, layered and loveable. The other two characters, Reese and Katrina, I found to be a lot harder to connect with and flawed but not in in a way that made them seem real. Those two characters started to feel like political statements the author was making.
Overall, I devoured this book. I couldn’t stop reading. I know it’ll stick with me for a long time, but it’s not a new favorite.