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talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Grief and Death
Moderate: Transphobia, Drug use, and Sexual content
Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, Deadnaming, and Outing
danimacuk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Self harm, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
Minor: Addiction, Suicide, Alcoholism, Death, and Racism
buttermellow's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Transphobia, Grief, and Drug use
Minor: Racism and Confinement
bi_n_large's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Sexual content, Physical abuse, Self harm, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Deadnaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Drug use, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Racism
jayisreading's review against another edition
5.0
It’s heartbreaking to lose a friend, and Zelda doesn’t hide this grief at all. However, she also shares so many moments of joy and tenderness that really uplifted the importance of trans people—especially trans women—just living, loving, being themselves, and embracing each other and themselves.
What I loved that this book shared was an expression of queer love in all its complexities. Zelda’s love was an unrequited one, but I also think it’s so important to highlight the love that comes with friendship as well, which she absolutely had. Furthermore, this book jumps in and out of fiction to draw attention to the preciousness of trans lives that I found utterly beautiful. Plante crafted something so real and breathtaking in all the details and emotions put in such a short book.
As heartbreaking as this book was, I truly appreciated how she found a way to celebrate trans women’s lives. I want nothing more than this world to treasure them and see what joy they bring, which was so wonderfully highlighted in this book.
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Transphobia
Moderate: Self harm, Drug use, and Sexual content
Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Dysphoria, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts