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carijacqueline's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
samsmontalvo's review against another edition
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
gio_paco's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
4.5
sophline's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- 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? No
4.0
cbmac's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
3.75
I think the translator did a good job of catching the lyricism of the writing and the mood of the book. I wish I spoke Spanish to verify that.
The story is an important POV in the coming of age of a trans-woman. Because the author is trans it makes me feel the story is autobiographical.
I did get a bit bored at about 70% but the last chapter was a beautiful full circle moment.
The story is an important POV in the coming of age of a trans-woman. Because the author is trans it makes me feel the story is autobiographical.
I did get a bit bored at about 70% but the last chapter was a beautiful full circle moment.
micassel's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
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
4.25
francescaar's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
amandarose529's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
5.0
on the difficulties of growing up trans, sisterhood, community, coming of age, finding oneself. masterful, evocative writing
“They were both young, in their early twenties, and reveling in all the cruelty youth is capable of. Which is a lot. Regrets and restraint come with decrepitude, as does selfishness, when suddenly we find ourselves on the flip side of life acknowledging that there’s hardly an ugly thing that won’t eventually find us.”
“When we laugh wholeheartedly, we inhabit no age. We do it in exactly the same way throughout our lives, and in our cackling expressions, you can glimpse both the little girls we once were and the old ladies we will become.”
“He was so close to us that, if they hadn’t been gouged out, his eyes surly would have stared back.”
“It was so strange to feel so much fear, see life as so dark, see yourself as so disfigured, and at the same time, be aware that, seen through the right lens, I myself, gripping my first lover’s hand, was the promise of a brighter future.”
“It seemed to me that when mothers comb their daughters’ hair, they transmit an intangible love and a wordless beauty that couldn’t be conveyed in any other way.”
“I learned that we daughters are always indebted, that we cannot give back what we are given, because that wouldn’t be natural. Our mission is to pass on what we’ve been imparted to other women, whoever they may be. I learned that genealogy, as an inherited love, is a waterfall that only flows downwards.”
“They were both young, in their early twenties, and reveling in all the cruelty youth is capable of. Which is a lot. Regrets and restraint come with decrepitude, as does selfishness, when suddenly we find ourselves on the flip side of life acknowledging that there’s hardly an ugly thing that won’t eventually find us.”
“When we laugh wholeheartedly, we inhabit no age. We do it in exactly the same way throughout our lives, and in our cackling expressions, you can glimpse both the little girls we once were and the old ladies we will become.”
“He was so close to us that, if they hadn’t been gouged out, his eyes surly would have stared back.”
“It was so strange to feel so much fear, see life as so dark, see yourself as so disfigured, and at the same time, be aware that, seen through the right lens, I myself, gripping my first lover’s hand, was the promise of a brighter future.”
“It seemed to me that when mothers comb their daughters’ hair, they transmit an intangible love and a wordless beauty that couldn’t be conveyed in any other way.”
“I learned that we daughters are always indebted, that we cannot give back what we are given, because that wouldn’t be natural. Our mission is to pass on what we’ve been imparted to other women, whoever they may be. I learned that genealogy, as an inherited love, is a waterfall that only flows downwards.”
someweirdthing's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-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
5.0