Glorious, warm, magical, and perfect in every way. I have never read a book that tackled identity and personhood with such deft and loving hands. It so often feels like books are outlets for authors to process their own trauma or to wave their therapy graduation certificates (were there such a thing) high in the air and proclaim, "Look at all the trauma I processed!" TVSSOIW did that, but did it without pushing or cajoling or forcing the reader into a place of thunderous emotion. The heart of this story and its characters was sincere, perhaps more sincere than any book I've ever read. This has a home on my forever shelf.