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Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure by Lewis Hancox

August 26, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While there are things I was not liking in Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure, overall, this is a funny book about a serious topic. The fourth wall breaking helps give breathing room, allowing things to slow down, and be absorbed. There is a lot going on. Not only are we dealing with the “normal teen angst” there is something bigger going on. The point of view is all from hindsight, and perhaps Lewis Hancox remembers a few things not as they happened, […]

It’s Life

Spellbound: A Graphic Memoir by Bishakh Kumar Som

August 15, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

At first, I found Spellbound: A Graphic Memoir by Bishakh Kumar Som a little confusing. You expect to get the story of Som, and while it starts off that way, you quickly go into a fictionalized version of who they are. With the character Anjali, we see who Som could be and in a way is, as their protagonist is a piece of them. This is a fun, informative and unique slice of life story that may not shatter the world but will rock it […]

Another five star review for this wonderful graphic memoir.

Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

April 14, 2020 by narfna 3 Comments

Note: We reached back to CBR12 to feature this review of Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer. This year there is a renewed push to restrict access to books that reference race, gender, and sexuality. Kobabe wrote and illustrated an op-ed in the Washington Post on the need for queer kids to have access to queer books. In addition, eir was a guest on the Washington Post podcast, Please Go On. I have a lot that I want to say about this memoir, but I can’t figure out how to […]

Nichols tells about the flocks that inspired Flocks

Flocks by L. Nichols

March 14, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Flocks by L. Nichols is an odd little gem that proves you might not get what you expected, but you get what is needed. I am giving it a five as it is a 4.9 due to are a few questions I still have, but over all this is a “comfortable” book, despite the tough subject matter. SPOILER: If you were like me and did a little looking around about the book, you will learn the narrator is a trans-male (before the revel in the […]

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