A review by frogwatching
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I cried reading this book because so many of Maia's experiences resonated with me. I've only just finished the book but i already know I will be thinking about it for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Blood and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism

brief description of two scenes related to medical trauma, including page numbers, so you know which to skip:

there are two scenes about the authors traumatic experiences of getting a pap smear at a gynecologist's office. the first scene starts on page 123 and ends on page 131. pages 128 and 129 contain a graphic illustration of the authors pain (content warning for gore). the second scene starts on page 215 and ends on page 224. content warning for blood on page 221.