A review by mxpringle
If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan

slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I was so excited to read a book about queer people in Iran, because this is a group that doesn't get talked about nearly enough, but I was sorely disappointed. The entire plot revolved around an incredibly transphobic premise of a cisgender woman pretending to be trans to apparently receive less discrimination, under the assumption that trans people in Iran apparently experience zero discrimination. 
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