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A review by mxpringle
If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I was so excited to read a book about queer people in Iran, because this is a group that doesn't get talked about nearly enough, but I was sorely disappointed. The entire plot revolved around an incredibly transphobic premise of a cisgender woman pretending to be trans to apparently receive less discrimination, under the assumption that trans people in Iran apparently experience zero discrimination.
Graphic: Transphobia