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11) This was a great book. I read this with my youngest after we finished another chapter book. It‘s taken a long time, but he is doing much better with non-graphic novels. He still prefers them, but he really loved this author. They do a great job with their descriptions and the reader did such a good job with their voices that it made it easy for him to understand whose part it was.

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The library finally has this on audio just in time for a weekend with two long car trips. My youngest loves this author.

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Finished in 2025, one of those bpoks that could be so helpful & a lifeline to someone that is having the same questions & concerns but not sure where to turn to. The reason why books are so vital & access to all is necessary. If a book like this can help one person feel less alone that‘s the point. It doesn‘t have to be my experience for me to understand it matters to someone else.

I thought I didn‘t much care for poetry and then I read this collection. This book was so beautiful, emotional, self-reflective, and inspiring. I truly loved it. At the back of the book, the about the author note reads “Their work strives to be a lifeline to the lonely, a megaphone in spaces of dangerous silence, and a permission slip to feel it all.”

This collection is so heartfelt and beautiful. I‘m so sad I came to their work so late. Out of trauma and adversity (in many forms), comes growth and healing leaving the reader with a hopeful and compassionate self-reflection. I‘m loving this so far.

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Really interesting memoir about growing up nonbinary and asexual. I read for a variety of reasons but one is to experience what is outside of my own microcosm and this book certainly does that. I can also imagine this book being a lifeline for anyone who is questioning their own gender. It‘s so important that works like this remain accessible for everyone.

This is a really interesting, thought-provoking primer on gender non conformity. You may not agree with Alok's critique of the gender binary, but their counter arguments to common criticisms of gender nonconforming people are well put.

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So excited for the 3rd in the sworn soldier novellas!

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A really good read. There *was* something about the MC I didn't really like, which somehow made him more "real". I also like that he realizes that a part of him is a lot like his father. The final battle felt a bit anticlimactic, which honestly doesn't surprise me, it usually is LOL. but I liked the relationship dynamics and how it all ended. It feels complete but there is a sequel. I wonder what's next #queer #trans #nonbinary