Got this and a Ms Marvel comic at a comic shop’s little setup in Fan Expo! (They were having a sale.) Some parts of this were uncomfortably relatable as a nonbinary person, ha. I liked the style of storytelling, Maia growing up with zines is pretty evident in eir writing, and even in some of the visuals! And this managed to stay both informative and personal. 

I understand people giving this a higher rating due to how much the narrative bounces around, maybe it’s due to every life story being connected by gender but I didn’t mind it as much? Or perhaps my taste in memoirs is changing! Who knows.

Also, I appreciated how Maia wrote about how eir gender intersected with eir sexuality. (Even when e found out e was ace!) again…uncomfortably relatable for all my transmascs out there with terrible dysphoria. Solidarity🤝

While it’s unfortunate that this book is being challenged so frequently, I’m not surprised :(…obviously this whole book is a memoir about queerness, but there’s also a lot of on-page and illustrated discussions about sexuality. (Which some puritans are in a tizzy about.) Honestly though, I think this should be mandatory reading. Particularly for teens tbh! It can be a useful introduction to queer terminology and possibly help someone put a name to any gender-related angst or disconnect they have.