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heavensnights's review
challenging
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I am usually not that interested in sexual stories but for the trans rights Readaton I had to make an exception. Sex work and other sexual perspectives and perceptions are for many trans people a daily experience.
With that said, the comic is a collection of experiences from a character that we get to see and look at. She swears and is angry and still figuring out her stuff. I don’t really get the book like probably other trans people do, I am not really sexual active nor am I still unconfident in my own performance or representation. It’s still a good read for those seeking validation in the darkness and hope. That you don’t have to be the person and the victim of whatever the world creates around you. That your identity whatever it is matters and your actions too.
With that said, the comic is a collection of experiences from a character that we get to see and look at. She swears and is angry and still figuring out her stuff. I don’t really get the book like probably other trans people do, I am not really sexual active nor am I still unconfident in my own performance or representation. It’s still a good read for those seeking validation in the darkness and hope. That you don’t have to be the person and the victim of whatever the world creates around you. That your identity whatever it is matters and your actions too.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Transphobia
Minor: Drug use and Vomit
citrine's review
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use and Blood
lynxpardinus's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Car accident and Fire/Fire injury