I really like how the author breaks down the topics of sexuality, gender, and pronoun use by recounting eir own experiences and thoughts. And I love the comic style! Whether unintentional because of eir experiences or intentional, it's also notable that this comic steers clear of depicting major [trans/homo/bi/etc.]-phobic events, which could potentially trigger certain readers (It does depict and describe many, many minor events and traumatic dysphoric medical experiences - all of these from what I can remember are unintentional? For what that's worth?).

Big big kudos for conveying fandom/shipping/fanfiction/etc. in a positive, affirming, non-judgemental way. 

I would have loved to see more explicit discussion around the author's asexuality, but maybe this could come in future works as a dedicated topic? It's mentioned here, but then there are other scenes that are very clearly ace experiences to someone educated on the topic that I think will get overlooked to an uninformed reader.

One of my favourite panels (and honestly an affirming moment, because this is a thought I constantly think) is "Would Harry Styles wear this shirt?" (p. 229).

This was exceptional — exceptionally personal and kind and gently paced and honest. A great example of how a graphic memoir can tell a complex story (and aren't all of our truest  stories complex) in a beautifully accessible way.

This was a beautiful exploration of gender and sexuality, especially how difficult it is to ever make sense of either and the close relationship they have to each other. I deeply felt the struggle that Kobabe had, trying to make sense of why assigned gender roles felt uncomfortable. What I really appreciated about this memoir was how honest Kobabe was about eir confusion throughout. I think a lot of times, people don’t realize that you don’t always reach the end of the gender/sexuality journey. Sometimes you slip between the cracks; sometimes you wander off the path; and sometimes you’re at a standstill, not knowing what to do next. I thought Kobabe depicted this really well.

Another thing worth highlighting about this memoir is its accessibility to people who may not be as in-the-loop with gender, pronouns, and everything in-between. There’s a particular vulnerability discussing this the way Kobabe did, which is through eir interpersonal relationships and the difficulties that come with the conversations that inevitably come up about gender.

I think what really made this memoir work was that it was a graphic novel. The illustrations were beautiful, highlighting so much of the love, color, and brightness that exists in Kobabe’s life. It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows, though, and I appreciated the moments when the artwork also took a serious turn at certain points (I specifically think of the scenes with the gynecologist).

All-in-all, this was such a thoughtful and beautiful read. I’m so glad that there are more books out there for trans and nonbinary people to pick up and see a little more of themselves.

Fantastic book. As a fellow asexual person, I found the portions of the book related to asexuality very relatable.

An incredibly honest and beautiful memoir. It's just so lovely to see someone find themselves in a way that is so outside of the norm, even when their norm was different to begin with. One thing I liked that e shows that even in the most loving, nontraditional families, there are conflicts to coming out and pushing against the expectations that people have of you and how you are supposed to be. And there's just so much love and empathy for everyone in this book. It's just lovely all around. 

This is a brutslly honest memoir, and it was so refreshing. We follow Maia's journeynas e grows up and discovers eir identity as nonbinary and asexual. I love the art and thought it was wonderfully narrated. 

(Contains several HP/JKR references)