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faeriekit's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
3.5
The disjointed nature made it hard to read. I suppose that was the point. I think the style was meant to bring understanding closer but all I felt was alienated. The book made me feel unsettled. Maybe that was the point.
Graphic: Pregnancy
Moderate: Transphobia
keatynbergsten's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy
imrereads's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
[This book was gifted to me by Counter Point Press]
This is quite the emotional story. It follows Belc, a trans masculine nonbinary person, who carries one of his own children. Belc takes us through his life, relationships, pregnancy and journey as a parents in a very vulnurable way. It's told in a very fragmented way, and we move around in time a lot. Often he writes directly to "you", but who "you" is seems to change. This took me a while to get used to, but I also found it to be so effective.
I'm grateful to Belc for sharing his story so openly. It's rare to see stories of trans people going through pregnancy. I loved seeing how he found himself through this journey and in parenthood. Absolutely wonderful.
This is quite the emotional story. It follows Belc, a trans masculine nonbinary person, who carries one of his own children. Belc takes us through his life, relationships, pregnancy and journey as a parents in a very vulnurable way. It's told in a very fragmented way, and we move around in time a lot. Often he writes directly to "you", but who "you" is seems to change. This took me a while to get used to, but I also found it to be so effective.
I'm grateful to Belc for sharing his story so openly. It's rare to see stories of trans people going through pregnancy. I loved seeing how he found himself through this journey and in parenthood. Absolutely wonderful.
Graphic: Body shaming, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Transphobia, and Pregnancy
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