A review by vivienholmes
Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg
3.0
This book was fun and there were some nice bits but I guess it was hyped as some very fun book to me and being in a fun mood lately (Future Feeling before and Earthlings after) it just didn't live up to it, there's a self-seriousness to it that I just found a little hard to get through and almost gave up about 2/3 of the way through? That middle third drags but it picks up so I am glad I finished it.
also the twist (that I didn't guess but was p heavily signalled that there would be a twist, in which case you generally have to make it worthwhile) just doesn't especially work with like... the quality of the book up to that point? And had quite enjoyed the worminess/insufferability of the footnotist it was a nice detail in how that wasn't thrown at your face but then you wondered what the twist was doing there - idk, still fun.
Enjoyed some bits of the marxy stuff and all the talk of borders, but don't know if the anachronisms was the best way of putting them in there? idk
Overall I enjoyed it and it was different to what I usually read but you know? It's nice to have some trans books that can just be fine with some good bits.
Characters were good, I got through it fairly quick but ultimately... a solid 3 stars.
also the twist (that I didn't guess but was p heavily signalled that there would be a twist, in which case you generally have to make it worthwhile) just doesn't especially work with like... the quality of the book up to that point? And had quite enjoyed the worminess/insufferability of the footnotist it was a nice detail in how that wasn't thrown at your face but then you wondered what the twist was doing there - idk, still fun.
Enjoyed some bits of the marxy stuff and all the talk of borders, but don't know if the anachronisms was the best way of putting them in there? idk
Overall I enjoyed it and it was different to what I usually read but you know? It's nice to have some trans books that can just be fine with some good bits.
Characters were good, I got through it fairly quick but ultimately... a solid 3 stars.