marybeebooks's review against another edition
5.0
So, this one I wouldn’t classify as nonfiction myself, but more of a memoir with a fun twist. The twist being the author’s present-day self inserted into scenes with his high school self. I really loved this and it made it feel like I was being told a story! He also has little mini-interviews with people in his life now asking about things that happened then. I think this was also really unique. The entirety of this graphic novel was in black and white which isn't my favorite but I think it worked well in this one. Overall, I would definitely recommend this as it shows the author's high school/college experience coming to terms with his gender in such a realistic way. 🫶
nickwwelch's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.25
“And if it ain’t reet, it ain’t the end.” Happy to have spent time here in Lewis’ story. Thinking of all the kids one could’ve used this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Deadnaming, and Dysphoria
mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
This was absolutely fab! So excited that my library had this one in stock!
In this book we follow Lewis/Louis. He is a trans man who tells us about his school years and how he was trying to figure out what and who he was. He was a girl back then and we see how he strugglee with his years in school and afterwards. Girl or not? Love, should I snog or not? Who do I like, men? Women? Everything? There are questionable fashion choices and hair options. At times it was painful and I was heartbroken to see how Lewis when he was still Louis started to starve and exercise endless to get rid of curves, to get rid of the fat, to get rid of everything.
I loved how the book flashed back to the past, but also allowed Lewis to talk to himself from back then. How he understood, but also at times was just laughing at it all. We also get convos with family and friends on what they thought about things, how they felt when he came out and told them about how he felt, when he really decided to live as a man. It was a fantastic memoir and I just devoured it.
HIGHLY recommended.
In this book we follow Lewis/Louis. He is a trans man who tells us about his school years and how he was trying to figure out what and who he was. He was a girl back then and we see how he strugglee with his years in school and afterwards. Girl or not? Love, should I snog or not? Who do I like, men? Women? Everything? There are questionable fashion choices and hair options. At times it was painful and I was heartbroken to see how Lewis when he was still Louis started to starve and exercise endless to get rid of curves, to get rid of the fat, to get rid of everything.
I loved how the book flashed back to the past, but also allowed Lewis to talk to himself from back then. How he understood, but also at times was just laughing at it all. We also get convos with family and friends on what they thought about things, how they felt when he came out and told them about how he felt, when he really decided to live as a man. It was a fantastic memoir and I just devoured it.
HIGHLY recommended.
librarianlayla's review against another edition
5.0
Witty, insightful and much needed.
I follow Lewis on social media and was so excited that he was going to be sharing his story in the form of a graphic novel. Read the voices in my head exactly as they are in his skits haha.
If you're looking for a great book that explains some aspects of being a trans male, in an easy to read format and fantastically illustrated by the author himself - then pick this up!
(Read diverse books all year not just for Pride people.)
I follow Lewis on social media and was so excited that he was going to be sharing his story in the form of a graphic novel. Read the voices in my head exactly as they are in his skits haha.
If you're looking for a great book that explains some aspects of being a trans male, in an easy to read format and fantastically illustrated by the author himself - then pick this up!
(Read diverse books all year not just for Pride people.)
benjaminbarlow's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
jackson_lovelace_oseman's review against another edition
5.0
This is such a good representation of what it is like to grow up transgender but I also feel like it balances the general awkwardness of being a teenager well enough for a cis person to be able to relate to the story. My girlfriend got me this comic book after Lewis Hancox did a book signing at the book shop she works at in St Helens and I'm so glad she did. I cried, I laughed and I cry laughed. This is honestly right up there with Heartstopper for me and I hope it finds mainstream success just as Heartstopper has.
ramona_'s review against another edition
4.0
A great memoir on growing up trans, with some heavy teams like transphobia, homophobia, bullying, and eating disorders, but also lots of funny moments.