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Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir by Liz Prince

5 reviews

markwillnevercry's review

0.75

First of all, this book is not LGBTQ+. Second of all, it is just not great, because of how many times the author calls girly things disgusting and just leaves it at that. I just did not enjoy this book.

Notes:

Why did the author decide to specify that sexist stereotypes so not apply to them, but not that those stereotypes are just sexist and because of that do not apply to anyone?

You don’t take a lifestyle seriously or not, you just live it.

So the author is just really protective of their identity and get to decide whether other people fit into their identity?

“Dress-up was important, BUT NOT LIKE THAT, I COULD NEVER LIKE TRADITIONAL GIRLS GAME” they sure got that fragile masculinity.

You cannot blame everything on the parents, kids make choices too and if that choice is to bully someone, they should be held accountable for it.

Author really be like “this is where I learned how girls judge each other” as if she did not judge other girls before.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Classism, Drug use, Sexism, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Violence, Lesbophobia, Blood, and Fatphobia

bronzeageholly's review

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

A heart wrenching story of finding yourself as a child and teenager, especially how we can enforce norms on others and ourselves out of fear or wanting to be accepted.

Some sections may have been quite clunkily conceived, but this graphic novel forces the reader to take a long hard look at growing up and trying to understand each other and where we fit in. 

Personally, I found it interesting to read of someone else’s journey and experiences with gender and gender expression and how they came to know themselves. We owe ourselves to always love and be who we are authentically.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Body shaming, and Homophobia

Minor: Drug use and Sexual content

librarymouse's review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

3.75

Tomboy is about a struggle a lot of girls who don't fit the hyper feminine goals that are expected of us by our parents and communities. I really like that Liz showed her growth and deepened her descriptions of her frustration until her revelation in the zine library. I also really enjoyed the epilogue as someone who occasionally has people assumed I'm a boy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Lesbophobia, Bullying, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Dysphoria

upward_not_northward's review

funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.5

I can relate to this so hard, though thankfully my childhood wasn't riddled with as much bullying or general teenage rebellion. Still a proud tomboy at 28!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Dysphoria, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Sexual content, and Stalking

peachani's review against another edition

reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Lesbophobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Violence

Minor: Drug use and Sexual content