A review by lily1304
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Definitely sad-funny, like a lot of novels about queer life. I really felt empathy for Reese, Ames, and Katrina, even if they each make some ridiculous decisions. Reese especially is kind of a loveable anti-hero, and her self-sabotage is familiar and painful.

Maybe this is an ignorant cis take but I didn't understand why
Ames couldn't be nonbinary? It sounds like masculinity was a kind of coping mechanism for Ames and not really who he is, and the end of the story seems to imply he's going to transition back again. But I was struck by the characters' fear when Ames was a trans woman who occasionally dressed in men's clothes. No one cares when I dress in men's clothes. I was like, "let her live!"
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