Reviews with content warning for Mental illness - Symptoms of Being Human

Wow. What a important story. It is very hard to read at times, but there are a lot of light moments as well. I really loved Riley as our character. They were just very relatable in many ways like being awkward. I thought the friendships and the family relationships were so important. I learned a lot and think other people will as well. Definitely look up trigger warnings.

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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emotional funny hopeful informative reflective fast-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

Título: “Qué nos hace humanos” (Symptoms of being human)

Autor: Jeff Garvin

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Sinopsis:

“Lo primero que querrás saber de mi es si soy un chico o una chica”

En este libro acompañamos a Riley, un chicx de género fluido, mientras recorre su camino a sentirse cómode consigo misme y vivir como su verdadero “yo”.

Reseña:

De verdad, amé el libro. Es el primer libro que leo en el que el personaje principal es de género fluido, y jamás me había sentido tan identificada con las frases de ningún otro libro.

“No hay palabras para lo que siento, porque las palabras fueron hechas por personas que nunca habían sentido lo mismo”.

Me encantaron todos los personajes, me encariñé bastante con ellos y me sentí muy triste cuando se acabó.

De todo corazón, si eres LGBTQ+ o simplemente quieres ser un mejor aliade, hazte el favor y LEE ESTE LIBRO.

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emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

I remember reading this book years ago, when I was having an identity crisis of my own, and I remember how powerful it felt to me. But it's been a long time, and I decided I should re-read it and see if I feel the same way about it now.

And I think, actually, it's even better than it was the first time I read it.

Firstly, let me say that I ADORE the three main characters (Riley especially just owns my whole heart), and they were probably the first teens I've read in YA books that actually felt like teens to me, which was surprising, in a very good way. And Kanada! She stole every scene she was in, seriously.

This was such a refreshing book, and it has such an important story and message. There are lots more LGBTQ+ books out now (pun not intended), but I think it's still rare to find some that focus on people who aren't cisgender, and those stories are just as significant and have as much a right to be told.

There are definitely trigger warnings for this book, so read it with caution. I think that's the only part that I didn't really like, but apart from it, I loved it.

I think everyone should read this. Highly recommended! It might make you cry!

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