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Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Not for me. Pretty snoozy for the subject matter.
Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls: Stories by Alissa Nutting
4.0
I was loving this collection until the next to last story, the unfortunately named “She-Man”, starring the only trans character of the bunch. I was annoyed by some pretty basic ignorance throughout - estrogen doesn’t change your voice! - but by the end, it was pure garbage. Yet another story about a trans sex worker who, upon having her “deception” discovered, is beaten to death by her lover and white supremecists. This was inexcusably lazy, in a collection that thrives on women being in otherworldly and surreal situations, that the only scenario a trans woman could possibly be in is murdered.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia, Murder, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, and Violence
Fagin the Jew by Will Eisner
Can writers atone for writing stereotypes, even if they’re well-intentioned stereotypes? Can we discern intention from writers who are long dead, whose stories have been adapted endlessly?