Reviews

A Dream of a Woman by Casey Plett

dazzle_spider_reader_1212's review

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual content, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Hate crime, and Sexual violence

zuly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

josieb10's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

ach1707's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

catladyrachel's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

3.0

magikskydad's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

inkybug's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

laz_'s review against another edition

4.0

huge thank you to netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book to review!! it was stunning<3

This is such a beautiful book celebrating transness, trans identity, and queerness. Casey Plett has such an incredible authorial voice (and narration voice, for that matter, since she narrates the audiobook and does a brilliant job bringing her characters to life) and was so deft at creating a web of intersectional, beautiful stories that I really recommend for people who also enjoyed Bernardine Evaristo's Girl, Woman, Other. This book is basically several stories of trans characters searching for meaning, navigating relationships (both platonic and sexual), and living their lives. I couldn't help but feel like I was reading something really, truly special. The intertwining narratives take a second to get acclimated to as they jump timelines and geographic space, but it's a joy to hear from the aforementioned characters in later parts of the book and see how their stories develop. Eagerly awaiting anything else Casey writes!

katie1031's review against another edition

5.0

If you've been thinking about reading this book but haven't yet This Is Your Sign. If you haven't heard of this book This Is Your Sign to run out and buy it.

A Dream of a Woman is a collection of short stories centering trans women. This is the easiest 5 stars I've given in a long time. A nuanced, masterfully written, powerful collection of stories with wonderfully vivid characters. I'll be recommending this book to everyone I know

penelemenope's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0