Scan barcode
alisonannk's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Sexism, Blood, Outing, and Dysphoria
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia
alexaeves145's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dysphoria
starduststyx's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
3.75
I thought it was a nice book and don't see anything wrong with having a child read this like-
I saw so much of my younger self in this ( and also lots of parts i didn't that's ok too! ) it's just nice having more nonbinary stories out there for young trans folks to learn from.
Also warning to readers. There's lots of harry potter mentions but I'm pretty sure this came out before all the transphobia from JKR was public. It sucks, but it is what it is.
I saw so much of my younger self in this ( and also lots of parts i didn't that's ok too! ) it's just nice having more nonbinary stories out there for young trans folks to learn from.
Also warning to readers. There's lots of harry potter mentions but I'm pretty sure this came out before all the transphobia from JKR was public. It sucks, but it is what it is.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Dysphoria
Minor: Biphobia and Transphobia
ashley_mrose530's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
I really enjoyed the art style of this one. It was simple and concise even though the content was deep, emotional, and sometimes difficult to read. I applaud the author for writing about eir experiences of being nonbinary in a forced binary world. It couldn't have been easy to relive some of these things while writing and drawing them.
I really appreciated the look into an experience much different from my own to see how much nonbinary people have to go through and try to see my own misgivings and ways I could try to help make things easier.
The main criticism I have is that this jumped around quite a bit and some of the things I didn't think were entirely necessary. I know memoirs are difficult and sometimes don't work chronologically but I do prefer them to be as chronological as possible and I think this one was better than some others I've read but it still felt a little choppy to me and unorganized. I also felt like some things were brought up but didn't really have anything to do with the overall story. Like the snakes thing was brought up but then never mentioned again. I don't know if it was included just to give personality and show how "tomboy"-ish the author was or what. If that was the case, I feel like it could have been incorporated a little bit better rather than just randomly inserting it in the beginning with no connection to anything else.
Besides that, this was a really good graphic novel and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to be a better ally to the trans and nonbinary community.
I really appreciated the look into an experience much different from my own to see how much nonbinary people have to go through and try to see my own misgivings and ways I could try to help make things easier.
The main criticism I have is that this jumped around quite a bit and some of the things I didn't think were entirely necessary. I know memoirs are difficult and sometimes don't work chronologically but I do prefer them to be as chronological as possible and I think this one was better than some others I've read but it still felt a little choppy to me and unorganized. I also felt like some things were brought up but didn't really have anything to do with the overall story. Like the snakes thing was brought up but then never mentioned again. I don't know if it was included just to give personality and show how "tomboy"-ish the author was or what. If that was the case, I feel like it could have been incorporated a little bit better rather than just randomly inserting it in the beginning with no connection to anything else.
Besides that, this was a really good graphic novel and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to be a better ally to the trans and nonbinary community.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Medical trauma, and Dysphoria
mostlykenny's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.75
A beautiful and inspiring Memior !! I definitely think people should read this if they are experiencing and question about their own gender and/or queer identity :) A must read !!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Dysphoria
follypotter's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.75
This made me feel all of the feels. My only complaint is that it just ends so abruptly.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
maryellen's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Dysphoria
Minor: Pregnancy
lenaslesegirlera's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
i especially picked out this read because i saw a of the most-banned books in the us.
and the only „disturbing“ (quote from sources across the internet that explained why they banned this book) thing about this graphic novel are the horrible reviews by the TERs, transphobes or ignorant people on here.
this graphic novel depicts the process of gender-identity finding in a beautiful and relatable way that gives cis-gender people an opportunity to comprehend the struggles of trans* people in general and the author and eir journey more.
additionally, this book is very educational and e.g. explains the biological factors that determine whether someone is trans* in a way that is very easy to read.
i understand that this is for a bit of an older audience since it does have a few content warnings but these should just be pointed out, instead of banning the whole book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Dysphoria
justcallmeemily's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, and Dysphoria
Minor: Cancer, Medical trauma, and Acephobia/Arophobia
finnthehuman217's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.75
I loved this book, it’s the audio version of a graphic novel and the story was good I just wish it was longer! So cute with full cast!
Content Warnings
Minor: Deadnaming, Transphobia, Medical trauma, and Dysphoria