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amdame1's review
4.0
This anthology of letters from queer writers to their younger selves is a touching insight to the lives of LGBTQ teens. It works very well in conjunction with Dan Savage's “It gets better” campaign. And while the letters are generally about the difficulties of being gay and coming out, there is also an underlying message for anyone; a message of self-acceptance, love, and reassurance that while times are tough now, things really do get better.
jodes_loves_books's review
5.0
A good perspective on how the world is changing and how society views those who they believe do not fit their idea of "traditional". A very well put together book!
elianamargalit's review
5.0
Wow.
This book was just great. I loved the mix of letters and comics, and some of the funny comments made me smile (like when authors told their younger selves to buy stock in Apple). I'm very glad to have this book on my shelf as a reminder that there's life after high school, something I think is very easy to forget.
The only complaint I have is that I wish there had been at least a few letters from trans* or genderqueer authors, but that wasn't enough of a complaint to stop me from loving this book.
This book was just great. I loved the mix of letters and comics, and some of the funny comments made me smile (like when authors told their younger selves to buy stock in Apple). I'm very glad to have this book on my shelf as a reminder that there's life after high school, something I think is very easy to forget.
The only complaint I have is that I wish there had been at least a few letters from trans* or genderqueer authors, but that wasn't enough of a complaint to stop me from loving this book.
thatgeekcalledmo's review
2.0
Couldn’t finish this book. Had to DND it.
Without knowing a majority of these authors it just didn’t impact me all that much personally. Also, a lot of repetition of “it gets better” to where it just sort of bored me. The best parts were the artists but those were few and far between. Also, idk if it got more diverse as it went on but it seemed very heavily focused on gay and lesbian authors. Good for them but as a biromantic asexual I couldn’t relate to any of them myself. I like what this book is trying to do but it’s just not for me.
Without knowing a majority of these authors it just didn’t impact me all that much personally. Also, a lot of repetition of “it gets better” to where it just sort of bored me. The best parts were the artists but those were few and far between. Also, idk if it got more diverse as it went on but it seemed very heavily focused on gay and lesbian authors. Good for them but as a biromantic asexual I couldn’t relate to any of them myself. I like what this book is trying to do but it’s just not for me.
zanecarey's review
5.0
a book a queer teen like me would love to highlight and mark and make my own. maybe one day :)
mand0linn's review
3.0
A really sweet book, but unfortunately at least 9/10ths of the writers are cisgender (possibly all of them?) Some hint at gender bending or gender confusion but no one speaks directly about being trans - so really this book is for LGB people. Disappointed by that. :(