A review by bobsacoolword
I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World, by Kai Cheng Thom
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Reading the reviews for this book makes me realize I don't think anyone really knows who the target audience is and a lot of reviewers who are represented in the marginalized communities mentioned in the books have criticized the content of the books. I don't know if I feel comfortable giving a numerical review because both this book and the reviews have reminded me how much harder I need to work at educating myself on these topics. I am giving this book 4 stars because I found it informative and insightful, but also because it resonated with some of my own experiences. Ordinarily, I'd give any book that gave me as much as it did 5 stars, but I want to acknowledge that other reviewers have mentioned that some of the arguments made missed the mark for them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, and Violence
This book covers a lot of tough topics. I tried to pull from some of the most common content warning on reviews for the book, but I would definitely be prepared for things that can be tough to talk about.