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A intense ride of a thriller with cinematic fight scenes. Full of striking images: Shoko is "like a crane in a landfill". Full of female rage and pulpy in vibes a la martial arts movies, this is violent, as you'd expect from a story about a young woman fighter being kidnapped and forced to work for the Japanese mafia, but not gratuitously so. Otani pulls off an incredibly well done twist and excellent character development. Unconventionally queer.

A wholesome, funny, lighthearted, and nostalgic cozy mystery starring a Gen Z (25-year-old) bi protagonist who's a former famous child detective a la Nancy Drew but not quite sure how to be an adult and still indulge her investigative tendencies. I think this book is doing a great job at what it's trying to do. Also: entertaining banter with friend group! New adult representation! Funny in queer specific ways!Cheeky old fashioned chapter titles!

The incredible art in this lesbian graphic memoir -- comics, painting, collage -- is arranged non-linearly and tells the stories of Spector's attempts to get pregnant, miscarriages, eventual kid, wedding, femme stuff, and death of her dad. It's challenging to follow sometimes, but always beautiful to look at, moving, and rewarding. "Death is coming but so is life...It's coming fast! It's already here! ...Hold open your ordinary arms and catch it."

A strange tale of a queer mountain lion living under the Hollywood sign and pondering the foibles of humans and its own personhood. Written in deceptively simple language that often hides profound insights and heartbreak. The kill sharer! The long death!

I wasn't in the right head space to make myself read this slowly and savour it; it's prose that should be read like poetry.

I'm looking forward to talking about this at an IRL queer book club!

Well I'm going to give an in-person queer book club a try, and this one is the read for February's meeting. I'm always a bit contrary with traditional style book clubs where everyone reads the same book, I don't know why, I just don't want to be told what to read at any specific time? Anyway, this book (told from the perspective of a queer mountain lion) is very weird so far, which is up my alley.
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Looking at the art in this book feels more like going to an art gallery than reading a graphic memoir!

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Finished this novella in the bath tonight with chocolate and bubly water!

A revenge fantasy on a terrible man, a lesbian septuagenarian romance, and hilarious Victorian-esque insults about men being fetid and vile? Utter perfection.

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"Maybe my mother is God, and that's why nothing I do pleases her. Maybe my mother is God, and that's why even though she never once saved me, I keep praying that this time she will."

Wow, what a beginning that this book is absolutely living up to.

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More satire and less horror than I expected, this was painfully real in its portrayal of immature tech bro masculinity and so-called allies who can't be bothered to get something as simple as someone's pronouns right. It had me cringing. I loved Sammie as a character and the art style was fun! #TransBooks #QueerBooks #HorrorBooks

Kai Cheng Thom's collection of essays displays her trademark combination of searing intellect and critical thinking with deep empathy and compassion. I admire her work so much! She discusses and unpacks a lot of issues inside leftist and queer social justice communities, from #MeToo, suicide, activists' tendency to demand perfection and correct rhetoric over learning and inclusion, white queers asking for her "trans ethnic story," and more. ?