A review by poenaestante
Bellies by Nicola Dinan

challenging emotional informative 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? Yes

4.0

This book is sorta simple with a twist of transness. Like Ming's transition is kinda the only thing that makes this book interesting in the way that it kinda makes every character in the story more interesting in a way they would likely be loathe to admit.  I might just be jaded because I know a lot of trans people and so this feels very quotidian to me in a way it might not for someone in Michigan or the Midlands or whatever. It wasn’t bad, it just wasn't brilliant.

Also, it might be weird to say but the most interesting part of this book was the food.  Nicola should put out a companion cookbook.
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