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bluecoyote's review against another edition
4.0
HIGHLY RECOMMEND A good book that i struggled to get through near the end.
The authors notes were a big part of the story and i liked that but it really dragged me down near the end because the small text was hard to concentrate on and made me forget what was going on in the main story.
The authors notes were a big part of the story and i liked that but it really dragged me down near the end because the small text was hard to concentrate on and made me forget what was going on in the main story.
allie_shu's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
threecatmoon's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-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
3.75
slimecomet's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
analog_gal's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
joeredhead's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting piece to talk about with others – and it definitely expanded the boundaries of the types of things I have read. My summary to others usually went something like this: "So, it's story of trans people living in the 1800s, or 1700s ,or sometime, but then there's a framed narrative of an editor - who himself is trans - who is editing the document and you get to read his footnotes... so you kind of get an insider's perspective on it all... plus there's a slight then and now comparison. And it's kind of about Pirates and urine." Which I think is a really fair and hopefully intriguing explanations. I did HATE IT at first.... but slowly the pirate loves story got to me.
multilingual_s's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book was much more deep and complicated than I expected. Not a lighthearted historical queer heist and love story at all. I found myself a bit annoyed in the beginning about modern touchstones of the trans masculine experience imposed on a historical narrative: binding, top surgery, taking testosterone. We know from historical accounts of trans men that this was not how it worked. But then the novel takes a twist that gets that explained and I really liked it. Also, one can always get my nerdy heart with lots of footnotes and citations from other authors. Another book that presumably is set in the here and now, but here and now is a neoliberal hell scape dystopia- see 'how I won a nobel price', 'your driver is waiting', 'big swiss' and 'my year of rest and relaxation'. Lots of body horror and gore though.
becksusername's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-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? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
oliviakormos's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
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
4.0
sebjoe's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.25