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A review by kai_ash
Sasha Masha by Agnes Borinsky
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
This short novel is about the protagonist's 'trans realisation' moment - that messy time when a trans person is realising they are trans. It's not a fast paced story, and it doesn't really get to the 'coming out' moment, but it's one of the first times I've read a story about this type of trans experience - most trans protagonists are either coming out or already out - so it was a nice change of pace.
On a completely unrelated note, I struggled with the name 'Sasha Masha', as I'm Australian and we tend to pronounce 'Masha' the same way as 'masher' (as in, something that mashes things, like a potato masher). So every time I read the name, I was hearing 'Sasha Masher' in my head, which made me picture a pro wrestler or super hero / super villain, which was rather distracting. It's one of those cases where names don't translate very well across different language contexts.
On a completely unrelated note, I struggled with the name 'Sasha Masha', as I'm Australian and we tend to pronounce 'Masha' the same way as 'masher' (as in, something that mashes things, like a potato masher). So every time I read the name, I was hearing 'Sasha Masher' in my head, which made me picture a pro wrestler or super hero / super villain, which was rather distracting. It's one of those cases where names don't translate very well across different language contexts.