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mick 's review for:
Gender Is Really Strange
by Teddy G. Goetz
I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
There was a surprising amount of information packed into such a short book! It is more like a series of infographics than a true graphic novel. I enjoyed the color palate, but the illustrations often felt impersonal or like they could have done more to add to the text, particularly for some of the more scientific parts.
I loved the emphasis on decolonizing gender and how a binary perspective on gender is something that historically did not exist across many cultures around the world. Also appreciated that neurodiversity got a mention! I would have been interested to see what could have been explained if the book was 2-3x as long (closer to the typical length of a graphic novel).
There was a surprising amount of information packed into such a short book! It is more like a series of infographics than a true graphic novel. I enjoyed the color palate, but the illustrations often felt impersonal or like they could have done more to add to the text, particularly for some of the more scientific parts.
I loved the emphasis on decolonizing gender and how a binary perspective on gender is something that historically did not exist across many cultures around the world. Also appreciated that neurodiversity got a mention! I would have been interested to see what could have been explained if the book was 2-3x as long (closer to the typical length of a graphic novel).