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I thought the book read as immature at first; I felt like I was reading a book written for middle schoolers. As the pages went on and as we progressed through the protgonists' teen years, the writing became more mature. I'm not sure if this was intentional.
My only big grievance of this book is that it lacked proper research on trans issues. I'm FTM myself and this book promoted one of the most harmful, dangerous ideas to FTM trans people-binding with bandages. NEVER BIND WITH BANDAGES. It can crack ribs and deform your body. The protagonist says he learned how to in an informational FTM book which is not realistic, no trans friendly book would promote it.
Other than that, the book was a pretty average, sweet love story with a somewhat likable protagonist. Easy to read and I'm sure it's deeply interesting to people outside of the LGBT community, but for those of us in it.... it's ok, nothing new or groundbreaking.
I thought the book read as immature at first; I felt like I was reading a book written for middle schoolers. As the pages went on and as we progressed through the protgonists' teen years, the writing became more mature. I'm not sure if this was intentional.
My only big grievance of this book is that it lacked proper research on trans issues. I'm FTM myself and this book promoted one of the most harmful, dangerous ideas to FTM trans people-binding with bandages. NEVER BIND WITH BANDAGES. It can crack ribs and deform your body. The protagonist says he learned how to in an informational FTM book which is not realistic, no trans friendly book would promote it.
Other than that, the book was a pretty average, sweet love story with a somewhat likable protagonist. Easy to read and I'm sure it's deeply interesting to people outside of the LGBT community, but for those of us in it.... it's ok, nothing new or groundbreaking.