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A review by codycampbell
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
2.0
I wanted to like this so badly but I just couldn’t.
Race is dealt with very clumsily in this book.
The writing is sloppy. It's fixated on too many irrelevant details and flashbacks. The dialogue is unnatural and the characters are poorly developed (especially Katrina, who feels more like a plot device than anything).
Peters uses the characters to get on her soapbox, which is irritating. I think she should've written a nonfiction on the complexities of motherhood/parenthood for transfemmes and detransitioners. It would’ve been a better book.
I will say it’s a captivating read regardless of my gripes. But I'm excited to see what better stories are on the horizon for Trans lit.
Race is dealt with very clumsily in this book.
The writing is sloppy. It's fixated on too many irrelevant details and flashbacks. The dialogue is unnatural and the characters are poorly developed (especially Katrina, who feels more like a plot device than anything).
Peters uses the characters to get on her soapbox, which is irritating. I think she should've written a nonfiction on the complexities of motherhood/parenthood for transfemmes and detransitioners. It would’ve been a better book.
I will say it’s a captivating read regardless of my gripes. But I'm excited to see what better stories are on the horizon for Trans lit.