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rachelsbrittain
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth | Andrew Joseph White
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A young trans man in Victorian England with violet eyes is sent to an institution for girls with "veil sickness" when he's caught trying to commune with spirits. The institution and being forced to live as the girl he is not would be bad enough, but something even more sinister is going on here--and Silas is determined to find out what. A dark and heartbreaking read, mostly because despite the supernatural elements so much of it is based in truth.

rachelsbrittain TWs: transphobia, sexism, sexual assault, physical assault, institutionalization, murder, abelism and abelist language, abortion, suicide attempts, vivisection 1d
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willaful
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Soft pick because this is a frustrating, sometimes painful read. It's a great illustration of the phrase “don't be your child's first bully,“ though the mom certainly isn't the worst; she doesn't put her child in conversion camp or pray over him or kick him out, just refuses to accept his name and identity. Just.

It's certainly a valid story and she does learn and grow, becoming a “SuperAlly!“ in the end. Includes a letter from the son.

CarolynM I hadn‘t heard that phrase before, but I think it is apt. In my view too many parents are exactly that☹️ 5d
CarolynM And it goes well beyond issues like sexuality and gender. 5d
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rachelsbrittain
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth | Andrew Joseph White
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Finished My Best Friend's Honeymoon this afternoon and started The Spirit Bares Its Teeth. I adored Andrew Joseph White's dystopian religious supernatural horror novel so I'm hoping this one will be just as good. Then I've got a historical fiction book queued up to start after that. #TransRightsReadathon

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willaful

You fear that Alex will be marginalized, but the first and foremost marginalization is family rejection.

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Meghan1
The Deep Dark: A Graphic Novel | Molly Knox Ostertag
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Book 13 of 2025! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Leftcoastzen
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#TransRightsReadathon late to the readathon & late to getting to this title that‘s been on my TBR for a long time. Might get to some trans nonfiction, my reading time hasn‘t been as much as I would like it to be lately.

Librarybelle I attended a virtual book discussion of this hosted by Cambridge University Libraries…fascinating discussion, and I placed it on hold at my local library! 1w
Ruthiella I loved this book. 👍 1w
Leftcoastzen @Ruthiella I‘m enjoying it so far! 1w
CarolynM Plenty to think about in this book. Loved it. 7d
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RaeLovesToRead
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https://youtu.be/mqsd_ywAH_U?feature=shared

Join me in the Trans Rights Readathon 21st March - 31st March

Lift up trans voices all year long 🏳️‍⚧️🩵🩷💛💜

Video above demonstrates some trans and non binary authors on my TBR

#transrightsreadathon
#transrightsreadathon2025

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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My first book for the #TransRightsReadathon is one I found in an article interviewing Torrey Peters on her recommended Trans books. It wasn't on my radar before.