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Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
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it was ok
bookshelves: 1-2016-releases, 2-ya, 3-contemporary, bipoc-author, latinx-author, latinx-mc, lgbtq, bipoc-mc, sapphic

Read this in one sitting but it really wasn't for me as a non-binary reader. I struggle a lot with feminism in the first place, and this has the worst kind. And yes, it was challenged. But only at the very end and it wasn't enough for me.

For example: it was all very focused on equating body parts and menstruation to womanhood, which is downright violent to trans people. The book doesn't condone this! But I didn't think it did a good enough job at explaining the problem with it.
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Reading Progress

November 15, 2017 – Shelved
November 15, 2017 – Shelved as: to-read
September 15, 2020 – Started Reading
September 16, 2020 – Shelved as: 1-2016-releases
September 16, 2020 – Shelved as: bipoc-author
September 16, 2020 – Shelved as: 3-contemporary
September 16, 2020 – Shelved as: 2-ya
September 16, 2020 – Shelved as: sapphic
September 16, 2020 – Shelved as: bipoc-mc
September 16, 2020 – Shelved as: lgbtq
September 16, 2020 – Shelved as: latinx-mc
September 16, 2020 – Shelved as: latinx-author
September 16, 2020 – Finished Reading

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Gaby Yes! I totally agree! It’s unfortunate because I wanted to love this book going into it.


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