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A review by lily1304
The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This story made me SO thankful I'm not on social media and SO hopeful that I'll never be any kind of public figure. Sometimes I'm Neela, sometimes I'm Rukmini - although both of them are infuriatingly insecure at times. I'm excited to read more by Vivek Shraya.
It's categorized as "lgbtqia+" in StoryGraph, probably because the author is trans and at least one of the characters is trans. But blink and you'll miss that detail - it's incidental to the plot. This is much more a story about Indian women then a story about queer people - even though, obviously, it's both. I think queer people deserve both stories where our identities are central to the plot, and stories where they aren't. I deeply appreciate that one of the main characters is trans without, like, a "reason" she needs to be trans. And magically, no one is weird about it. That's not very common.
It's categorized as "lgbtqia+" in StoryGraph, probably because the author is trans and at least one of the characters is trans. But blink and you'll miss that detail - it's incidental to the plot. This is much more a story about Indian women then a story about queer people - even though, obviously, it's both. I think queer people deserve both stories where our identities are central to the plot, and stories where they aren't. I deeply appreciate that one of the main characters is trans without, like, a "reason" she needs to be trans. And magically, no one is weird about it. That's not very common.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Racism