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The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson

32 reviews

theo_is_lost's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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plutos_atmosphere's review

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I think this book did trans rep as well as it could've for 2015.
Read it in ~~4 hours because I refused to put it down.
It was really sweet at points, and also very sad too, but I loved every second of it. As a trans person, I felt what both Kate and Leo felt about themselves and their identities. It's comforting to be able to relate to people in the book you're reading, and that's another reason why I loved this book. I do think that the trans topics could've been handled just a bit better, but this came out in 2015 so I can't blame it much. Personally, I really loved the

Tripton-On-Sea montage and the Christmas Ball montage too as they were just very fluffy (with the compulsory angst ofc, but I love them nonetheless).

At the end, I felt like something was missing. I really wanted to see more of

Leo's and Kate's relationship fleshed out (because I think they should've gotten together) but I am fairly content with the ending I got, where Alicia and Leo became friends again, and where, of course Leo and Kate are friends too.

It's not just a story about trans people, it's a story about friendship, love, acceptance and self-discovery, and it's important for everyone to know these things.
I think it's a must-read. TRANS RIGHTS FOLKS!!! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

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caroliiineb's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes

3.25

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twodoorcinemaclub's review

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

my fave book ever. cried thrice. leo denton i understand u immensely

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kibberbl's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

I won’t give this book a thorough review, I have too many things to say about it. But if you want a thorough review, please read one written by a trans person.
I’ll just say that this book is written in a very not trans friendly, actually rather transphobic way, and it just goes to proof that cis authors shouldn’t write books about trans people without being VERY sure about what they’re doing. It’s so sad that some people will read this book and think that this is the actual experience of trans people, and think that this is the way you should treat and view trans people as well. Please educate yourselves, and don’t take a single cis person’s (or multiple) word about trans people for good. And if you want to try and read books with trans characters, i recommend reading those written by trans authors

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