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26 reviews

Crush by Richard Siken

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dark emotional funny fast-paced

4.0

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I would read an entire book about Frankie and Johnny's butch4butch relationship. This book at it's core is about capitalist oppression, whether that be by gender, sexuality, race, workplace. I started and finished this in two sittings beside a duck pond in Wales. Waiting for my partner to get off work. both of us being trans and genderqueer and this book really spoke to me at how things have changed and how things are similar to now. Transgender identity has always been a fluid and complex way of being. Exclusionist, terfs, and trans medicalist try to put androgyny and gender into specific labels and places. the only person who can understand your gender is you, and that's your journey to undertake.

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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Dark X-Men (2023) #1 by Steve Foxe, Frank Martin, Jonas Scharf

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adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

IM A BOY D*KE, MY SO FUCKING GAY FOR MADDIE PRYOR. Love seeing her top and peg havok

Mr. and Mrs. X (2018-) #11 by Kelly Thompson, Oscar Bazaldua, Terry Dodson

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Mr. and Mrs. X (2018-) #10 by Kelly Thompson, Oscar Bazaldua, Terry Dodson

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emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

GAMBIT AND HIS CATS!!

Mr. and Mrs. X (2018-) #9 by Kelly Thompson, Oscar Bazaldua, Terry Dodson

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adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Mr. and Mrs. X (2018-) #7 by Kelly Thompson, Oscar Bazaldua, Rachel Dodson, Terry Dodson

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adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Mr. and Mrs. X (2018-) #6 by Kelly Thompson, Terry Dodson, David López

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emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Mr. and Mrs. X (2018-) #5 by Kelly Thompson, Oscar Bazaldua, Terry Dodson

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0