Written by Maia Kobabe
First line: Do you have everything?
Why you should read this book: I devoured this story in less than an hour, and that counts all the times I had to stop to cry, both in places where Kobabe's experience mirrored my own and in places where the suffering was worse. Kobabe, who used Spivak pronouns, determined early on that e was different than the other kids around em, but spent many years questioning emself before learning how: Kobabe is nonbinary and asexual. From candid discussion of eir clothes and hair to sex and masturbation, this open and honest memoir illustrated the reality of life for those of us who do not fall neatly into binaries and still manage to live authentic lives in a world that does not always create space or acceptance for us.
Why you should read this book: If you're not an enby, you will have to come at it with a will to learn, and if you are an enby, it might hurt to read.
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