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A review by ekfmef
Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction by Lee Mandelo
1.0
I wish I had checked out the goodreads reviews before ordering this book immediately after reading Mandelo's terrific reviews on tor.com. Based on the description and the introduction I was expecting a wholesome collection of stories about people like me. Instead, most of the stories didn't even feature a trans character. But many entries were so badly written that it was impossible to determine what they were about - so I might have missed something. I was surprised to see that all stories were written by accomplished authors and had been published elsewhere. It definitely doesn't show in the quality of the writings.
Judging by the GR reviews I'm not alone, though, in thinking that this collection was kind of lacking in the beyond binary department. There wasn't a single nonbinary character, there were no neopronouns, etc. Additionally, there was one super weird story about a binary trans person that felt like a TERFy ad. It does feature lots of explorations of sexuality and genitals, though, so people who enjoy reading fiction about that may like this book.
Judging by the GR reviews I'm not alone, though, in thinking that this collection was kind of lacking in the beyond binary department. There wasn't a single nonbinary character, there were no neopronouns, etc. Additionally, there was one super weird story about a binary trans person that felt like a TERFy ad. It does feature lots of explorations of sexuality and genitals, though, so people who enjoy reading fiction about that may like this book.