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Homey and familiar, but also eye opening and new, pushing me back to a generation between my parents and I, in a town so familiar. Thank you Paris Lees for writing this and especially for writing it in our accent. This is representation, really.

lovegriefandgender's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

As a trans reader, this book is invaluable: we exist, we've always existed, we will always exist. And not framed through the class lens that usually typefies our stories. I've finished this book with an aching anxiety about living in this fraught world, but also feel seen and held as only one of my sister's really can see and hold me.

aldow94's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.25

cloudbulb's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

5.0

loukitsune's review against another edition

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2.0

Listened to the audiobook narrated by Paris, loved the Nottinghamshire vernacular and the early 2000’s nostalgia. The book started off so funny and enjoyable but I found most of it depressing yet light on substance, even though she was sharing honest/raw/traumatic experiences. I really like Paris, follow her on Instagram, I think I expected more self reflection not descriptions of people and nights out. Maybe I’m being harsh? I was really looking forward to this book but just didn’t enjoy it.

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2.0

Writing in a dialect put the book in a time and place, but for me it made it an extra hurdle to reading the book which at often times was repetitive. Amazing to see how she turned her life around, but for me I feel this story could have been told better In a long read form.

ggmuso's review against another edition

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2.0

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