A review by iwantamonkey
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

emotional funny informative 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

5.0

This is probably the best book I will have read in 2021. Highly recommend.  

It took me a few months to finish this—though that’s my fault not the book’s. Funny, heavy, emotional, and eye-opening. So well-written. I can see myself reading this again because I think there’s a lot to reflect on in a second pass. 

2021/09/14: Also recommend this interview https://youtu.be/3cMdZbe-M6s between Torrey Peters and Curtis Sittenfeld sponsored by Books Are Magic. In this interview, Peters talks about those books where you are only  able to read 8 pages at a time because they're so emotionally intense--and that is this book. I read in fits and starts because it is intense!

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