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cademia's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Sexual assault
tlaynejones's review
4.0
Graphic: Transphobia, Misogyny, Deadnaming, and Bullying
Moderate: Alcoholism and Violence
Minor: Sexual violence
bonriki's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Transphobia and Homophobia
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
eslsilver's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Graphic: Transphobia and Deadnaming
Moderate: Rape and Fire/Fire injury
seawarrior's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I loved following Ron's journey from wanting to prove himself as a 'real' man to learning to accept himself as a transgender one. That sort of grieving denial isn't always approached with wisdom in our community, and definitely not by the world at large. Once Ron realized that he does have the option to come out to people and be treated with respect and kindness, his surprise mirrored my own. When you spend your life being rejected for being transgender, and experiencing or witnessing violence towards those who are out, it really does get difficult to remember that all people aren't out to harm you. And equally importantly, it can be hard to remember that when people do wish to harm you, you don't have to withstand that violence alone.
The most rewarding part of this book for me was reading about Ron finding a place to belong and feel like himself
I would definitely recommend this story to other readers. I didn't find it difficult to read, and it was easy to get lost in the pages describing Ron's life in the West. The story does get very upsetting in some parts though, so I'd also recommend going through the list of content warnings first.
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Outing, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Vomit
likehephaestion's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Transphobia, and Hate crime
Moderate: Homophobia