A review by gina_readsbooks
Real Sugar is Hard to Find by Sim Kern

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

“He sees me, dude. All the bad stuff, and he still likes me. It’s…freeing.”

I’m a massive fan of Sim Kern’s work, so grabbing a copy of their short story collection ahead of the Trans Rights Readathon was a no-brainer. 

This is such a visceral collection of short stories that focuses on climate change, reproductive rights, the LGBTQIA+ community, and family trauma. There is something in at least one of these stories that any reader can relate to. 

There are utopias and dystopias, some of which feel like they hit too close to home considering our current political climate. But it’s stories like these that I think are so important to read, regardless of how difficult and uncomfortable they may be. Kern also includes a detailed list of trigger warnings by story which considering the subject matter was really great to see.