Bought this book because it keeps showing up on banned book lists and had to know what it is about. I ended up reading it in one sitting. The story is engaging and I think the author does an excellent job at conveying concepts that are often hard to give voice to, even now when the language around gender has expanded.
I'm not sure why people are complaining about the "mature" content of this book, especially given that this book is intended for high school and older aged readers (rated for 14+). Yes, there's some awkward life moments depicted in the comic but life is awkward. This isn't a young adult fantasy novel where parallels to current societal anxieties are carefully hidden behind allegories. This is a autobiographical story about one person's journey on the path of self discovery and acceptance. For some of us this is a story we sorely needed when we were younger as it would have let us know that we were not alone and for others it is an educational journey about a life perspective completely different from one's own.
What I truly cherish about this story, though, is that it is free from the typical trauma porn that LGBTQ+ stories marketed towards the mainstream have. This story is about a person from a relatively well-meaning albeit sometimes clueless family unit (with some positive exceptions). The lack of external antagonists (whether they be societal or inter-personal), allows the narrative to focus on what is most important - the author's personal journey.
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Fantastic Journey
It’s funny, having bigots shout so loudly about the #books that offend them and here we are, finding vital reading lists. Finding ways to access that material, regardless of their attempts to repress them. Finding books that echoe our own experiences that we would otherwise not have found. Finding stories of parallel journeys and communities of both people like us and people who support us. This #trans #nonbinary #asexual person found this book, this story, as a result of the above. E’s journey filled me with feelings of recognition, awe, joy, and fellowship. This was a watershed-level book for me. You are not alone. I am not alone. We. We are not alone.I found out about this book in the first sentence of an article in the Guardian where they’re talking about Digital Libraries. Someone has posted it on Mastodon in a discussion about US politics.
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Sébastien Morgan
Excellent, drôle, émouvant et très pédagogique
Reviewed in France on September 26, 2022