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Detransition, Baby
by Torrey Peters
This is an interesting book for sure, the situation, characters and the relationships they form are interesting, even if I don't really find them likeable.
Early into the book, I got the sense that the author was just using the narrative as an excuse to spill out her personal philosophy on a bunch of issues (trans stuff, queerness, motherhood, race, etc) partly because it is so front heavy and dense on those conversations at the start, and because it's very clear whose side you're supposed to be on after those conversations. As it continued on and shifts to other characters perspectives, I realised that was just part of Reese's (trans woman) character to be constantly thinking about indentity in that way and coming up with analogies and theories. So keep reading if you end up not liking those first few chapters!
The way that those conversations are phrased is also very... on the nose, but again, that is because a lot of those conversations happen between Reese, who is completely immersed in New York's queer subculture, and Katrina, (cishet woman) who is just coming into contact with queerness for the first time. I guess I was expecting that since the book was written by a trans woman, I was hoping there would be less buzzwords and more subtle writing on that kinda stuff.
Early into the book, I got the sense that the author was just using the narrative as an excuse to spill out her personal philosophy on a bunch of issues (trans stuff, queerness, motherhood, race, etc) partly because it is so front heavy and dense on those conversations at the start, and because it's very clear whose side you're supposed to be on after those conversations. As it continued on and shifts to other characters perspectives, I realised that was just part of Reese's (trans woman) character to be constantly thinking about indentity in that way and coming up with analogies and theories. So keep reading if you end up not liking those first few chapters!
The way that those conversations are phrased is also very... on the nose, but again, that is because a lot of those conversations happen between Reese, who is completely immersed in New York's queer subculture, and Katrina, (cishet woman) who is just coming into contact with queerness for the first time. I guess I was expecting that since the book was written by a trans woman, I was hoping there would be less buzzwords and more subtle writing on that kinda stuff.