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A review by naomiysl
Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
This is a problematic book, which is very disappointing coming from an author who has done so much great and nuanced work. To name really only a few of the issues
- Being stealth isn't a silly thing old people do because they're scaredy cats, it is something many had to, and still have to, do to maintain their safety. To say otherwise diminishes very real trauma and active danger.
- "A femme" is not a stand-alone term, or at least not anymore, it modifies other things....those words don't work the way Lukoff seems to think they do. I wish he'd consulted any queer women in writing this book.
- Seattle isn't gay utopia
- You are very unlikely to all of a sudden like someone enough to start dating them when they come out, if you didn't like them before. Maybe consider being nice to people, not just "be nice cause they might be trans."
- General lack of nuance, EVERYWHERE.
- Being stealth isn't a silly thing old people do because they're scaredy cats, it is something many had to, and still have to, do to maintain their safety. To say otherwise diminishes very real trauma and active danger.
- "A femme" is not a stand-alone term, or at least not anymore, it modifies other things....those words don't work the way Lukoff seems to think they do. I wish he'd consulted any queer women in writing this book.
- Seattle isn't gay utopia
- You are very unlikely to all of a sudden like someone enough to start dating them when they come out, if you didn't like them before. Maybe consider being nice to people, not just "be nice cause they might be trans."
- General lack of nuance, EVERYWHERE.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Transphobia