Living in this world in a body that was assigned female at birth brings a lot of both challenges and delights, and Dear Body edited by Lea Bordier shares twelve stories of different AFAB experiences.
Tag: book reviews
Book Review: The Friendship Study by Ruby Barrett
A lot of the romance I’ve read this year has leaned more in a rom-commy direction, so it was oddly refreshing to read The Friendship Study by Ruby Barrett and be hit with a heavy but not overwhelming amount of angst.
Book Review: Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger
If you liked Elatsoe, you’ll probably like this. If you felt Elatsoe was too slow-paced or otherwise had issues with this, I don’t think Sheine Lende will win you over.
Book Review: That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
I went into this book not expecting much, and it didn’t disappoint me.
Book Review: Rin Tin Tin by Susan Orlean
This is a 12 hour audiobook and it never gets boring, as Orlean takes us through time and space to tell the story of one of the entertainment industry’s most beloved and enduring canine stars.
Book Review: We Could Be Heroes by Philip Ellis
In case you’re wondering, yes, I did decide to read We Could Be Heroes by Philip Ellis this right after We Shall Be Monsters because of the symmetry between the titles.
Book Review: We Shall Be Monsters by Tara Sim
We Shall Be Monsters is what, the fifth Frankenstein-inspired book I’ve read in the past year or two?
Book Review: Stories Are Weapons by Annalee Newitz
I don’t like to read a lot about current events because living through them is rather difficult and I mostly want my reading to be at least semi-escapist. But I trusted Newitz to do well with this topic, and I was not disappointed.
Book Review: Second Night Stand by Karelia and Fay Stetz-Waters
How much you enjoy Second Night Stand by Karelia and Fay Stetz-Waters might largely depend on whether or not you are a dancer.
Book Review: A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell
For the most part, this is a nice little book about two mostly lovely people riding bikes around Cornwall to prove some manly men wrong.