A review by tuc03229
Dora: A Headcase by Lidia Yuknavitch

3.0

Interesting reinvention of one of Freud's most famous cases. There were times when Yuknavitch got the teen girl voice thing exceedingly well, other times not so much. I liked the book for its rule-breaking but I think in 10 years it's going to seem really dated because of all the specific technology references. Also hated the constant ableism and insulting people with disabilities, fat phobia, and exotification/othering of the characters of color. Marlene, although I liked her character, seemed to fit pretty well into the magical Negro stereotype and also into the wise magical transsexual stereotype. Also the ending was kind of ridiculous and too easy.