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A review by valerisches_valbeing
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I read this book very quickly. Does that mean it was very good, or did I have a long train ride and did I push myself to read instead of staring out of the window ‚unproductively‘?
After finishing the novel, I feel blank, but I know that it has inspired me to think about myself in old and new ways. I’ve both related to and hated the main characters, and in a way this may be the starting point for me to less abstractly think about how I want to or don’t want to relate to raising kids in a queer way.
The constant jumping back and forth between past and present didn’t work too well for me.
After finishing the novel, I feel blank, but I know that it has inspired me to think about myself in old and new ways. I’ve both related to and hated the main characters, and in a way this may be the starting point for me to less abstractly think about how I want to or don’t want to relate to raising kids in a queer way.
The constant jumping back and forth between past and present didn’t work too well for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide, Transphobia, and Dysphoria