A review by magenta_menace
Glamour Boutique by Torrey Peters

4.5

torrey peters’ novella predecessor to “detransition, baby” is short and not-so-sweet. it packs a punch in a way that isn’t necessarily surprising considering the course of the story but is still jarring. i’ve grown familiar with peters’ particular brand of nihilistic trans fiction, but this one was a different sort of feeling than “the masker” and “infect your friends and loved ones.” there is an overt realism in “glamour boutique” that captures the ennui of gender exploration and sexual liberation, but does not glamorize it. this is the nitty gritty of trans fiction and peters manages to strip away any bells and whistles.