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A graphic memoir about the special hell of high school for a transgender person who hasn't figured it out yet. I love how the Hancock of now occasionally steps into the story and chats with his family and friends about what it was like back then. It's poignant at times but also had me laughing out loud.

4.5 ⭐ I‘m not sure what I was expecting from this graphic novel. There was something about the title that made me think it was a demon fantasy. However, it is a biography of the author and illustrator as looking back on their life and breaking the 4th wall, about being transgendered in a time when it was not as visible as it is now. This book follows the character from age 11 to about age 19-20ish and it‘s set at a middle grade reading level.

Spent the morning birdwatching and reading this #bookspin book. Wow! This was a spectacular graphic novel. Chock-full of humor & heart, it tells the story of Lewis Hancox‘s journey to his true self. I loved it & all its Britishisms. 🇬🇧 #transbooks #transauthors #pridemonth #52bookclub23 #abookwithasubtitle

Lots of new-to-me vocabulary and expressions in this memoir.

Teen years are often hellish. Lewis Hancox puts a funny spin on his own experience in hell (actually St Helen‘s, northern England), in his graphic memoir about being trans. I appreciate how compassionate he is towards his younger self, and I was surprised at how much I could relate to his awkward misadventures, not being trans myself. #LGBTQ #TransGirlApril

Every night before bed:
Mum, I feel like a boy trapped in a girl‘s body.

Sometimes, I felt like an alien.

This funny, honest, self-compassionate, perfectly cringy, loving, empowering graphic memoir of growing up trans in suburban England in the 90s and early 00s is just such a gift. I loved how Lewis, as an all-grown-up transman, self-inserts, visits, accepts, and tries to help his younger self, Lois, and all the humor and honesty with which he depicts his teen years and his transition. So grateful this book exists!

My Libby hold of this showed up, so I dropped everything to read this graphic memoir. It took a painful, emotional subject and made it into a humorous hopeful piece of art by frequently breaking the 4th wall and splicing together vignettes of past and present versions of the characters (sometimes in the same panel).

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/ovqGyQRLZN4

Enjoy!

This is such a cool graphic memoir about Lewis Hancox's coming out and subsequent ftm transition. I loved the humor, early 2000s pop punk references, and the ability to more deeply understand and empathize with the trans youth in my classes. Highly recommend this one.

Borrowed this from the library after it was recommended by the wonderful @Soubhiville ! I got through half of it in one sitting. It's entertaining and I love the angsty teen British slang.

Lewis shares his experience of personal discovery and beginning transition from knowing something was different about him as a young kid to starting T just before university.

I liked that he shared his family and friend‘s feelings on his coming out and transition, we don‘t often get those points of view. I hope kids who need to get to read this graphic memoir.

#booked2023 #trans

Waiting in the hospital café while my wife attends an appointment. Food in a healthcare institution could be more nutritious, but then I have to take responsibility for my choices!
This was an excellent memoir, handling what our society makes a complex issue with a light, but not superficial, touch.
I liked the way Lewis presented not only his own experience on transition, but also, with great empathy, those of his family and friends.
5🌈

The worst six months of my life were spent working in St. Helens, which possibly wasn't the fault of St. Helens but I find that town guilty by association!
Anyway, this GN bio of a man with Trans history is also set in the appropriately named St. Hell, and having had a quick browse I'm looking forward to reading it. Would it be too much to ask that it be made into a TV show? 🏳️‍🌈

I enjoyed this graphic memoir of the author‘s experience growing up in the UK (I thought it was Boston at first) and his journey of self-discovery as a trans boy. The story was handled with honesty. It doesn‘t shy away from depicting the difficult moments of self-doubt or criticism, or the times people aren‘t accepting, but it has an overall tone of finding joy and being true to yourself above all else. ⬇️

#lgbtq #transjoy #translit

It took my American brain a sec to catch on the the British slang, but that‘s on me. This is a great graphic memoir about Lewis‘s teenage years and embracing his identity. I really liked how this story was told.

A sweet, straightforward British YA graphic memoir about being trans in the early 2000s. Obvs important for young trans people there! The comics style reminds me of Raina Telgemeier. I wish it had gone into more depth with certain topics, like how his dysphoria intersected with disordered eating. The support shown him by his parents/grandparents is touching to witness. A YA I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to teens but not to adults who read YA.