A review by miyothecat
None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio

sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

Disclaimer: I’m a nonbinary person who is not intersex so I don’t know the exact experience of intersex people. I would love to hear more opinions of intersex people about this book if anyone wants to share. 

This book is so bad. First of all, the author is a cisgender woman who is a urologist and got “inspired” by a patinet. Which is only one of the many problems about this book. The story is so centered around being disgusted with being intersex and it just revolves around intense bullying and self hatred. As if intersex people are supposed to hate themselves because they are different. The author used the word “freak” so much that I think she is actually convinced intersex people are freaks. There’s a lot of homophobia and transphobia along with heteronormativity and cisnormativity. Almost all of the homophobic and transphobic slurs you can think of is in this book. Lgbtq+ people and in this case especially intersex people aren’t your tragedy.
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