A review by tinyjude
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Very messy, vulnerable and harsh. The characters are deeply flawed, unlikable at times and terrible at others. It arises many questions and reflections about traditional family, gender roles, race and what all of that means for the characters. It doesn't shy away from the bad and at times, it calls the characters out for their whiteness, cisness, heteronormativity, hypocrisy, etc creating a space for intersectionality that was interesting to read.
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