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A review by rockythefreak
Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
slow-paced
5.0
I fell in love with the work. It made me feel like I got a deeper understanding of things my partner talks about, being nonbinary and asexual, using words that I feel like she struggles to find at times. It helped me find some words for my own feelings and experiences too. I am so grateful to this work and it's author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying and Acephobia/Arophobia
Minor: Incest
Very brief child nudity (not sexualized). Children are depicted urinating outside. Brief but graphic images of urine and vomit and feces.
As for incest, it is discussed vaguely. It is only noticable if you're familiar with the pop culture reference where the incest takes place. Details: The incest concerns a fictional "ship" between Sam and Dean Winchester from the show Supernatural.
Pap smears are discussed as traumatic and extremely painful, and the pain is both physical and emotional, so it's amplified.
Blood, Injury, and body horror is used at times for metaphorical effect.