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ejkimberley's review against another edition
4.0
Thanks to Casey Plett, southern Manitoba is a globally significant setting for trans storytelling. Who'd have imagined it? But A Dream of Woman, like Plett's earlier collection, A Safe Girl to Love, doesn't limit itself to Manitoba, and its stories are as itinerant as Plett herself has been. Her characters, once again here, feel compellingly realised. And they occupy sufficiently different trans experiences or phases of their trans experience to yield a variety in perspective which is appreciated in a short story collection of this kind. For my part, A Safe Girl to Love will remain my favourite collection by Plett. But that by no means implies A Dream of Woman ought to be left by the wayside.
dazzle_spider_reader_1212's review against another edition
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
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
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
magikskydad's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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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!
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
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