
I woke up intending to go on a long run, realized it‘s raining cats and dogs and so here I sit, with my couch blanket, a book and a large cup of coffee. #perfectsaturday
I didn‘t hate it but I spent a good amount of time pissed as hell at Dara. What an entitled little brat, the only person you‘ve known as your mother reveals to you that she is transgender and your first reaction is to be angry because she spent the money you could‘ve used for tennis on her transition. Cool, you‘re a jerk. Also the casual transphobic terminology, while completely normal in the setting, should‘ve been checked my Dara immediately.
I woke up intending to go on a long run, realized it‘s raining cats and dogs and so here I sit, with my couch blanket, a book and a large cup of coffee. #perfectsaturday
This book follows the story of Dara, a recent high school graduate who finds out her mother is transgender. There were moments of this book that made me cringe--but I think that was the point. You can tell that Verdi did her research, and her overall portrayal of Dara's Mom feels authentic.
4/5 stars
A YA version of Transamerica but instead of Felicity Huffman having a bisexual, junkie hustler for a son, we have a well adjusted teenage tennis star. When 18 year old Data discovers her biological single mom is really her biological dad, she embarks on a road trip to discover her real late mother's family. Pacing is slow in the beginning and there is an obligatory love triangle but it picks up near the end with her trans mom's story. Okay.
"Every time I open the fridge and hear the hot sauce bottles rattle against each other in the door, my heart aches."