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this one's short but really had to push through, it's fine but didn't tickle my fancy

will need to reread this one bc i read it when i was on the desk at work so patrons kept INTERRUPTING .... but anyway, slay

don't think there was a single word out of place or a single sentence that felt clunky. brings up lots of questions about human nature & blame & isolation & what can happen when all your physical needs are met but emotional needs are not. pretty quick read but felt very long (in a good way) as i was immediately invested in the characters & knew exactly the kind of world they were living in, what the town & house looked like, etc

a good introduction to queer theory, it breaks down a lot of complex ideas in a more accessible way & im glad i read it. the title is misleading as i wasn't expecting this to be about queer theory & it was more academic than i anticipated. the graphics don't typically add to the text, but they do break it up & make a generally dry academic text more enjoyable to get through which i appreciate as someone who struggles with nonfiction. i did find it strange that at a couple points the text is phrased really awkwardly like “in regard to trans” & “the trans,” i am paraphrasing but i find that to be off putting. the trans WHAT??? identities? people? community?

also the n slur was written out a few pages in as an example when discussing reclaiming slurs. this put a sour taste in my mouth for the remainder of the book as to my understanding, the authors are not black & that felt unnecessary, though i myself am white so i can't speak for the black community or any black individual

i am crying gayly