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A review by piastri
Geraldine by Andrea Thompson
3.75
goddamn the end of this book really bought me around. i hate that the system is still pretty much the fucking same. i hate that im having to watch the change happen, rather than looking back on the generations before me and seeing that they got to live the lives they wanted.
the timeline was a little confusing through the book, with kind of random and unannounced time skips that threw me off a little, but i really enjoyed geraldine’s character and how just. deeply human she was, in spite of what the world and characters around her say.
lowkey was not a fan of the way gender affirming surgery was discussed though. like i know that it can very much be the expectation upon all gender diverse people to have some sort of medical transition, and that this is a dangerous and prejudiced idea, but to not offer any recognition of how life saving and important it is for some people feels quite disingenuous.
the timeline was a little confusing through the book, with kind of random and unannounced time skips that threw me off a little, but i really enjoyed geraldine’s character and how just. deeply human she was, in spite of what the world and characters around her say.
lowkey was not a fan of the way gender affirming surgery was discussed though. like i know that it can very much be the expectation upon all gender diverse people to have some sort of medical transition, and that this is a dangerous and prejudiced idea, but to not offer any recognition of how life saving and important it is for some people feels quite disingenuous.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Transphobia
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Police brutality, Car accident, Suicide attempt