I really enjoyed the art style of this one. It was simple and concise even though the content was deep, emotional, and sometimes difficult to read. I applaud the author for writing about eir experiences of being nonbinary in a forced binary world. It couldn't have been easy to relive some of these things while writing and drawing them. 
I really appreciated the look into an experience much different from my own to see how much nonbinary people have to go through and try to see my own misgivings and ways I could try to help make things easier.
The main criticism I have is that this jumped around quite a bit and some of the things I didn't think were entirely necessary. I know memoirs are difficult and sometimes don't work chronologically but I do prefer them to be as chronological as possible and I think this one was better than some others I've read but it still felt a little choppy to me and unorganized. I also felt like some things were brought up but didn't really have anything to do with the overall story. Like the snakes thing was brought up but then never mentioned again. I don't know if it was included just to give personality and show how "tomboy"-ish the author was or what. If that was the case, I feel like it could have been incorporated a little bit better rather than just randomly inserting it in the beginning with no connection to anything else.
Besides that, this was a really good graphic novel and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to be a better ally to the trans and nonbinary community. 

I was blown away by how beautiful and heartfelt this memoir is. Unfortunately, it has become a cultural flashpoint in the current conservative book-banning backlash. I didn't go into this with any expectation of disapproval, but I was curious to understand the controversy. All that was washed away in the joy of Kobabe's beautiful drawings and deep honesty. Eir gradual journey to understanding eir needs and wants coupled with advocating for and explaining emself amongst family and community was beautifully rendered in thoughtful, at times quite conceptual art. This is one of the frankest explorations of the experience of being assigned female at birth I've ever seen in writing and illustration. Even though this is just one nonbinary person's account, I learned a lot and I hope more stories like this get published going forward, and I'm committed to continue seeking out the ones that already exist. It's sad that such an empathetic and hopeful story spurred such reactionary suppression. It's the kind of story I hope anyone ignorant to gender identity discussions could read and then get, and thus empathize with someone whose life they don't understand. But to do that, one has to be willing to actually read the text and open themselves to other perspectives. Finally reading this, and seeing how many people missed the point of it, makes me a bit less hopeful right now of people's willingness to be open like that. 

This book is an awesome depiction of a queer person’s experience. While it doesn’t necessarily get to the metaphysical aspects and has a massive focus on aesthetics, it is still a book that people should read.

4.5 ⭐️ 

Reading banned books likes its my mission on earth

I opened this book maybe 50 minutes ago and only put it down because I turned the last page. I absolutely adored the journey that reading this took me through and am incredibly happy that this book exists. Maia Kobabe is such a talented storyteller. E made me tear up in recognition at least 4 times even as I quickly tore through the book.  The art was perfect with the tone of the story and really added to my experience. The way E flowed from topic to topic and anecdote to anecdote was very smooth and natural and made me feel like I was listening to em speak rather than just reading. Overall one of my favourite books I've read this year if not a top book in general!

I could hardly put this down and blew through it in 2 days (and would have been 1, if not for that pesky work thing).