I’ve been wanting to read this book for forever and am so happy I finally did! As a queer person who uses mixed pronouns, experiencing Kobabe’s vulnerability in this memoir was freeing. It felt like an offering to help people understand, not feel alone, or both. 

Not to mention e is an incredible cartoonist and writer. I admired eir drawings, the way they communicate pain, joy, etc., and I found myself giggling at just how well e captures life as a queer person in general. A million times worth the read.

Kobabe also helped me understand neopronouns and gender in new ways. It’s crucial to keep this memoir available on library shelves and in bookstores worldwide. 🏳️‍🌈

As someone exploring their own gender, there were so many pages that were practically quoted from my own life. Fears of being misgendered, top surgery, and general apathay and frustration of being wrongly acknowledged have been so deeply thought of. So much of my life mirrors the life of Maia. 

What an excellent book. I learned way more than I thought I would! The author does a great job of storytelling and I really feel like I have a much deeper understanding of how trans and nonbinary experiences can be after reading. I think everyone would benefit from reading this! Honestly it is way more tame than I thought it would be considering how controversial and banned it is. Hats off to the author for putting it out there, what a brave thing to do. I feel grateful for the reading experience!

I first read this book as a graphic novel so when Libro.fm offered it to me for free in exchange for a review I was hesitant to pick this up as an audiobook. I didn't know how they could translate the graphic novel into an audiobook but I figured I would try it out. 

This audiobook is phenomenal. The book itself was great but I like that the audiobook adaption was just as good. The audiobook adds a bit more to the story and I loved the sound effects and the full cast that was done. The story itself is inspiring. I'm not non-binary but I really related to the author's portrayal of figuring eir/emself out. I struggled so hard in figuring out my sexuality that it was a relief to see that I wasn't the only one wondering all of these things. Maia has a way of showing just how much e went through and having compassion for those struggling with the change of pronouns and gender expression. 

It doesn't matter the format (graphic novel or audiobook) you read this but if you're looking for a good book to help you understand a bit of the non-binary experience I recommend checking this book out. It is beautifully done. 

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I thought this was a very interesting book. As someone who is part of the LGBTQ+ community, I wanted to read about what it felt like to not be the gender you was assigned at birth. 

This is an autographical piece, and it was so intriguing. We follow Maia as ey (I think these are the right pronouns, I’m so sorry if they’re not correct) are learning to find themselves. Assigned female at birth, but feeling like ey’re genderless and not really wanting to be identified as male or female, it’s really cool to see em become more happy with eir body, and find out which pronouns work out best for em. 

Honestly, I learnt quite a lot more than I thought I would from this comic. Such as how their is actually a hormonal reason as to why some people feel like they are not connected with the body they were born in. Secondly, I thought this comic was so raw, so brave and so beautiful, and showing the struggles that ey faced. Even with family, who are supposed to love you unconditionally, aren’t perfect, and it’s nice to see it from all angles. 

I’m definitely very interested in learning a lot more about being non-binary and gender-queer, as I think it’s becoming a more prevalent part of life, and I want to make sure I’m being respectful of everyone’s gender. Also, it’s insanely fucking cool. 

Gender Queer is a quick read that holds a lot of wisdom in its pages. Queer and trans people will find many moments of resonance, and I see this book being an invaluable resource for friends and family members trying to better understand their non-binary (or otherwise trans or queer) loved one(s).

This was wonderful. Beautiful artwork and a poignant discussion on the authors journey with gender identity. I learned a lot about the process people go through while trying to learn their own gender identity. I'd highly recommend this to anyone curious about their own identity or anyone wanting to learn more about gender identity in general.