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independent_wombat's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
anjalisudarsan's review against another edition
4.0
I picked this book up out of curiosity, wondering why a graphic novel memoir would get banned and create so many ruffled feathers. Now I think the people who have issues with this book are kinda dumb, because this is just the author's personal life. It also gave me a better picture of how one grapples with gender, and the experience one goes through to understanding that they are non-binary.
I don't think reading about LGBT+ is going to magically influence any child, because if that were the case, there would be zero LGBT-oriented people in the countries where it's a criminal offence today (yet, there are lol). Be it the Victorian eras, or the places where it's criminalised, there continue to be people of different sexualities and genders, so I think it's better to know what they're going through and empathise than hate and act stupid. Really.
I don't think reading about LGBT+ is going to magically influence any child, because if that were the case, there would be zero LGBT-oriented people in the countries where it's a criminal offence today (yet, there are lol). Be it the Victorian eras, or the places where it's criminalised, there continue to be people of different sexualities and genders, so I think it's better to know what they're going through and empathise than hate and act stupid. Really.
annieme's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
feline_spo0ky's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
4.5
Beautifully written and drawn. it left me feeling hopeful.
Beautifully written and drawn. it left me feeling hopeful.
milanstarr's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Amazing must read