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Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure: A Graphic Novel
by Lewis Hancox
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
I was sent a copy from Scholastic in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.
I love graphic memoirs and this one did not disappoint! This follows Lewis, a trans man going back to his past self in high school and following him around as he comes to terms with his gender and finds the words for how he has been feeling. I will note that they use she/her and Lewis' deadname throughout the whole book and in the blurb which rubbed me the wrong way. It's important to refer to trans people in the past with their current name and pronouns. Though, because this was showing before Lewis transitioned, I understand why it was used. Overall, this book made me cry and felt really seen as an adult trans person who also didn't have the words til my 20s. This is set in 2003. I do recommend, just look out for the trigger warnings because it is a heavy one!
CW: Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Misgendering, Transphobic language/slurs, Illustration of chest, detail about Gender Dysphoria & Chest Dysphoria, Brief mention of menstruation, Internalized transphobia, Dieting, Eating Disorder (Anorexia), Outing
I love graphic memoirs and this one did not disappoint! This follows Lewis, a trans man going back to his past self in high school and following him around as he comes to terms with his gender and finds the words for how he has been feeling. I will note that they use she/her and Lewis' deadname throughout the whole book and in the blurb which rubbed me the wrong way. It's important to refer to trans people in the past with their current name and pronouns. Though, because this was showing before Lewis transitioned, I understand why it was used. Overall, this book made me cry and felt really seen as an adult trans person who also didn't have the words til my 20s. This is set in 2003. I do recommend, just look out for the trigger warnings because it is a heavy one!
CW: Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Misgendering, Transphobic language/slurs, Illustration of chest, detail about Gender Dysphoria & Chest Dysphoria, Brief mention of menstruation, Internalized transphobia, Dieting, Eating Disorder (Anorexia), Outing
Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Transphobia, Outing
Misgendering, transphobic language/slurs, illustration of chest, detail about gender dysphoria & chest dysphoria, brief mention of menstruation, internalized transphobia, dieting, eating disorder (anorexia), Outing