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A review by lwalla01
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This book did basically everything a good book should do. As a reader it got me to think about my flaws, identify with at least one character, and make me feel invested in the characters lives. This novel follows Reese, Katrina, and Ames as they think about parenting, motherhood, and queer relationships. The characters are messy and the topics are often crude. There’s a decent amount of writing in this that is there for shock value. I had to reread or relisten to sections at several points.
The strength of this novel is in the “world building” so to speak. This book covers transphobia, sexual/physical abuse, suicide, and race. It’s done in such a realistic way to conversations I see in my life. Where there’s a cursory acknowledgment of oppression, but most of the focus is on whatever the character perceives their oppression is. It’s truly a fascinating book. I definitely want to let this sit a few years and come back to it.
The strength of this novel is in the “world building” so to speak. This book covers transphobia, sexual/physical abuse, suicide, and race. It’s done in such a realistic way to conversations I see in my life. Where there’s a cursory acknowledgment of oppression, but most of the focus is on whatever the character perceives their oppression is. It’s truly a fascinating book. I definitely want to let this sit a few years and come back to it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse and Sexual violence
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Racism, Transphobia, and Violence