A review by taibreakfast
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

Extremely smart and tender story centered on the heart and complexities of gender, forming family, self love, and learning our patterns, with some unexpectedly hilarious moments and jokes. The ways we as humans are constantly navigating social dynamics and how that's multiplied by a million for trans folks in our society and how our own desires and needs are made complicated or thwarted by all of that. Did I mention: extremely smart observations on gender and all the ways, big and small, that our lives are mediated by gender norms. Highly recommend!
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