Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars
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some texts i sent to warren while reading this book
“I don't believe in safe spaces. They don't exist. I do, however, believe in dangerous stories.”
ohhhh the romance in this book is t4t
“what do you think the difference is between hunger and love?”
“hunger is the story you get stuck in. love is the story that takes you somewhere new.”
This might have been more about what the author needed to write than what I needed to read as a trans sister. I get it, and yet I feel frustrated by the ending, as well as upset about the middle and every use of the word tr*nny. Every cis male side character sucks really badly and that's the world we live in, but I was just hoping to escape into a fantasy rather than be bummed about the reality of trans survival. It's beautiful, but I'm not sure if I'm the audience; it's not necessarily shock porn for cis audiences either, but I can just relate a little too hard?
You can feel some of the influences : Amber Dawn, Joey Comeau. (is not actually a memoir so I can't count it for bookclub) A fairy tale-style of a girl growing up, finding her tribe, and making her way in the world.