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Gender Queer: Een Memoir by Maia Kobabe

92 reviews

theetherealelf's review against another edition

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funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

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caitlinemccann's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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erikachung182's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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anni_swanilda's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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hannahrogers's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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bashsbooks's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

4.25

I applaud Kobabe for being willing to share eir gender journey and identity with a country and a world that is currently saying they don't want to hear it. I see why this book has been banned so much, and it makes me incredibly sad, because e's experience is so relatable in many ways - from the discomfort of being labeled as a girl and separated from the boys, to the obsession with queer fic that makes you worry you're fetishizing people until you realize you're one of them, to the fear of the pap smear, and definitely to the reactions of the cis women who love you and fear you're suffering from internalized misogyny.

That said, Gender Queer does feel rushed and incomplete in places. Some of the transitions are blunt and awkward, and some of the story feels glossed over or pressed for time (specifically, when e goes into the biological explanations for eir gender - that is a lot of info, and fast). I wish it had been longer, more thorough, maybe multiple volumes, though I understand that Kobabe may not want to share that much.
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zombiezami's review against another edition

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5.0

I'm always trying to learn more about trans experiences. This book was very heartfelt and beautiful.
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moose_a_million's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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cady_sass's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Wow. All the feels. It’s absolutely gut wrenching that this is on so many banned book lists - it’s so wholesome and genuine and could be exactly what someone needs. I feel so blessed to have known this in my lifetime and to know how many other lives this will touch and impact. 
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3.5

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