Reviews with content warning for Transphobia - The Pervert

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The Pervert by Remy Boydell, Michelle Perez

8 reviews

citrine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I cannot describe my love for this book. Its so beautiful and sad and kind. Its affirming and frightening and unbelievably beautiful. I want to cry every time I read it.
One of the last pictures in the book is a trans girl wearing a shirt of the punk band Against Me! In one of AM!'s songs, there is a line that I think of often (especially when I am low). It's "You want them to notice the ragged ends of your summer dress/You want them to see you like they see every other girl/but they just see a faggot."

I think this book is about faggotry. Its about being a transgender faggot whose life experience blends being a gay man in some social spaces and a woman in others. The men calling you slurs in the street dont care if youre a woman; youre still just a faggot. The men you fuck at gas stations dont care if youre a woman; youre still just a faggot. Its not a continuity of identity, but of experience. And its rendered so beautifully here. Its funny, its harsh, its cruel. Its an exceptional book. I love it so much.

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lynxpardinus's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad

4.75

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unluckycat13's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Verges into an edgy fantasy at times, but once in a while that can be nice. Trans-FeMC. Lots of funny cartoon references.

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kennedyno's review against another edition

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challenging reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

While I appreciate this work for its artistic value and raw honesty, the form of storytelling this work uses (non-linear vignettes) is not one I tend to like on a personal level. I think if I read it again I’d feel stronger about it, as the moments that hit truly hit hard, but due to my own personal preference for the kind of storytelling devices used, it did not work for me in the way I hoped it would. Still I wonderful read and if you’re looking for something quick about this subject matter, I’d recommend it!

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