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A review by bookishvicky
Nevada by Imogen Binnie
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Wanna preface this by saying I am a cisgender woman, so obviously this book is not for me and I’ll never be able to fully understand it. But my god this was BEAUTIFUL.
like the writing style is such a casual, blogging/ monologuing tone that it’s easy to understand this complex theory Maria talks about. It feels like Maria is a shitty old friend calling you up and telling you about her wild few months. Like she’s such a complex, cynical yet not character that I want 500 more pages of her inner dialogue.
Her Miranda Lambert rant, her “what do I not hate” rant, her thinking her bruise from getting slammed off her bike must look so cool— I love her and hate her. She’s everything.
The transition into James’s POV was a touch abrupt but I can overlook it since he’s also such an interesting character I wanna learn more about. As much as I wanna see his story progress, I think the ending was perfect. It was real, raw.
I can see why people cite this book as starting the trans literary genre. It’s a wild fucking ride and while again it wasn’t for me I still really enjoyed it.
like the writing style is such a casual, blogging/ monologuing tone that it’s easy to understand this complex theory Maria talks about. It feels like Maria is a shitty old friend calling you up and telling you about her wild few months. Like she’s such a complex, cynical yet not character that I want 500 more pages of her inner dialogue.
Her Miranda Lambert rant, her “what do I not hate” rant, her thinking her bruise from getting slammed off her bike must look so cool— I love her and hate her. She’s everything.
The transition into James’s POV was a touch abrupt but I can overlook it since he’s also such an interesting character I wanna learn more about. As much as I wanna see his story progress, I think the ending was perfect. It was real, raw.
I can see why people cite this book as starting the trans literary genre. It’s a wild fucking ride and while again it wasn’t for me I still really enjoyed it.