A review by dlberglund
Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin

4.0

Riley is a complicated teen, whose parents seem well meaning but not-yet-clued in, and whose school life is stress-filled and anxiety-producing. Riley is beginning to identify as gender-fluid, feeling more or less like a girl or a boy depending on the day or an hour. Riley is nonbinary, sometimes neither, sometimes both. And while this is definitely one of those "problem novels" propelled entirely by the coming out/anxiety stories, it feels important and relevant. A few parts of the writing are a little awkward*, but I don't think they'll be noticed by the majority of teens (and others) who could benefit from reading about gender differences.
*Such as: why were gender pronouns never discussed by Riley or anyone else? Why did nobody at the Q Center say "...and my preferred pronouns are..."? Big oversight.