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A review by twistingsnake
Mouth to Mouth to Mouth by wilt
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I write trans masc fiction and a reader and friend of mine wanted to buy this book for me because they thought (rightfully) that I’d enjoy it. The violent erotica of transformation is something important to me as a trans person, a creator, and consumer and this collection captures it perfectly.
It’s rare that I read horror that capitalizes on what I also find horrifying. My favorite works from this collection (crystalline, godling, womb witch, and the title work) were all stories that pressed on my own terrors. Crystalline made me feel like having my ribs cave in - an indescribable claustrophobia. Godling was a prolonged panic attack. Womb Witch felt like staring in a mirror. Mouth to Mouth to Mouth was just an indescribably beautiful experience, satisfying in ways that I rarely experience.
To read about men like me dealing with the horror of pregnancy, loss of autonomy, being unknown and unseen for their true natures, having their unwanted body parts ripped off their bodies while they watched - it was all so gratifying. To be really, truly seen. Horror is the reflection of humanities dark spaces - traditional horror does not scare me often because it does not reflect me. This collection scared me - it also turned me on, soothed, and exhilarated me. I love that it exists and it inspires me to make and share more trans art. It matters very much that we can see ourselves: blood, bone, and sinew. Beautiful, transcendent flesh.
It’s rare that I read horror that capitalizes on what I also find horrifying. My favorite works from this collection (crystalline, godling, womb witch, and the title work) were all stories that pressed on my own terrors. Crystalline made me feel like having my ribs cave in - an indescribable claustrophobia. Godling was a prolonged panic attack. Womb Witch felt like staring in a mirror. Mouth to Mouth to Mouth was just an indescribably beautiful experience, satisfying in ways that I rarely experience.
To read about men like me dealing with the horror of pregnancy, loss of autonomy, being unknown and unseen for their true natures, having their unwanted body parts ripped off their bodies while they watched - it was all so gratifying. To be really, truly seen. Horror is the reflection of humanities dark spaces - traditional horror does not scare me often because it does not reflect me. This collection scared me - it also turned me on, soothed, and exhilarated me. I love that it exists and it inspires me to make and share more trans art. It matters very much that we can see ourselves: blood, bone, and sinew. Beautiful, transcendent flesh.