A review by probablyaster
You Weren't Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White

have yet to read this book (so excited) but i am adding the content warnings from the author website

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Cannibalism, Abortion, and Pregnancy

YOU WEREN'T MEANT TO BE HUMAN is about reproductive abuse, pregnancy as violence, self-destruction, loss of agency, and every nasty feeling I as the author have ever carried with me as an autistic trans man, especially since the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Content warnings include: Infanticide involving cannibalism Graphic depictions of pregnancy and childbirth as violence and body horror; on-page early stillbirth with subsequent desecration of corpse; on-page botched DIY abortion Narrative focus on suicidality and planning suicide, with no attempt made; similar focus on self-harm, shown on-page Consistently unclear sexual boundaries and consent, up to and including rape, often involving confusion on behalf of the survivor Sexual fantasies/intrusive thoughts involving abuse and bestiality Domestic abuse Graphic violence Weird bug shit, needles, general transphobia and ableism, etc.