This is a super cute short booklet an example of the non-binary experience which is both highly relatable for queer people, and also highly accessibleThis is a super cute short booklet an example of the non-binary experience which is both highly relatable for queer people, and also highly accessible for friends and allies....more
Very cute, informative, and accessible book, possibly the best introduction I've read.Very cute, informative, and accessible book, possibly the best introduction I've read....more
The characters were really likeable. Even though Queenie is, for me, unrelatable, I did find her character become very familiar very quickly. It is fuThe characters were really likeable. Even though Queenie is, for me, unrelatable, I did find her character become very familiar very quickly. It is funny and the dialogue is very believable. I thought it read a bit like a funny memoir (it reminded me of This Is Going To Hurt........a tenuous analogy, I admit). There was a good portrayal of just how pervasive and toxic casual racism is in the UK at the moment, and sexism / toxic masculinity / male chauvinism. I appreciated the portrayal of mental health, including illness, professional healthcare, and recovery. The heterosexual relationships in this book are universally awful. At least Queenie was self-aware enough to consider that Diana might be queer.
3 stars because I prefer fantasy and sci-fi to peopley books....more
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