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"If you are a trans girl who knows many other trans girls, you go to church a lot, because church is where they hold the funerals."

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Low pick 3.5 ⭐

An adult comic. The book itself is gorgeous. I love the art and the gold sprayed edges. The book started strong but the language got a bit muddled. I liked the idea of the story but not so much the execution. Still it is very pretty.

This gorgeous comic is about a trans boy who has to escape a nunnery, and then becomes a thief.

I love the juxtaposition of the story set in what appears to be medieval times but the artists keeps sneaking in modern things like this page with the cell phone 🤣😍

I am really enjoyed the art in the comic, and also the humor - as they talk about all of the horrors we use to put people through when we didn't know how to "cure"

"I'm preparing the arsenic and rosewater enema as fast as I can!! Should I put lead in it?"
"Maybe we should add cocaine"
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Most Ardently, by Gabe Cole Novoa (2024)

Premise: A queer reimagining of Pride & Prejudice in which the protagonist, Oliver (named Elizabeth by his parents at birth), longs for a way to seen and be loved for his true self in a restrictive society.

Review: Retellings and reimaginings work best for me when the twist both presents something new through a familiar lens and says something interesting about the original. Cont.

Beautiful, powerful story. Told with grace, clarity, and a total lack of fear or self-pity.

Goetsch does the thing nearly all writers try to do but few succeed at - she tells her own unique story in a way that makes it universal. Very brave story of a person trying to understand themselves. Especially powerful to me since her struggles came at a time when there was so little knowledge, language, and awareness around gender identity.