Torrey Peters: Detransition, Baby (2022, Serpent's Tail Limited, Serpent's Tail)
352 pages
English language
Published Jan. 2, 2022 by Serpent's Tail Limited, Serpent's Tail.
Cool novel. The characterization of the two main characters (the trans woman and the detrans) is especially strong, that of the main cis woman is weaker. The second half drags its feet a little bit, and the dialogue is a little bit goofy at times, still the whole book is really solid.
...Torrey Peters provides an emotionally charged whirlwind to her readers through flawed yet ceaselessly lovable characters. This groundbreaking piece on the transgender experience follows Reese - a transgender woman who longs to be a mother - and Ames – who detransitioned from a women and abruptly learns that he is an expecting father. This storyline unfolds hard, over three hundred pages that make you grimace, laugh, cry, and ponder over the conflicts of gender identity.
