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A review by rachelle_reads
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
challenging
emotional
hopeful
4.0
I have to admit I struggled a bit with this book, from my lens as a rather vanilla cishet woman. But wow, the author drew me into each person’s story, especially Reese’s. They each had such intricately drawn layers to their experiences of friendship, romance, womanhood, potential parenthood.
Parts of this book made me laugh out loud (that essential oils party was one!), and yet the author did not flinch in showing the uglier sides of life for trans women, including violence against Reese and a painfully awkward outing of Ames.
No doubt, this is a heavier read than most, but a thread of hope carries through.
Parts of this book made me laugh out loud (that essential oils party was one!), and yet the author did not flinch in showing the uglier sides of life for trans women, including violence against Reese and a painfully awkward outing of Ames.
No doubt, this is a heavier read than most, but a thread of hope carries through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, and Transphobia
Moderate: Suicide