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Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters

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This novel is delightfully slim, but it packs in so much thought about performing gender and found family.

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Sarah Beck
Sarah Beck
@sarahbeckAug 30, 2026
Loved this book too đź’•

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Detransition, Baby

Detransition, Baby
alyssa swigart

alyssa swigart

“funny, fun, earnest, honest. i love this book and reread it every few years”

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Lida Richardson

Lida Richardson

“Okay so this one’s maybe too obvious to recommend, but I finally read it for the first time last year and Torrey Peters’s writing style is holy grail to me. She blends humor and pathos so effectively that I don’t even know if “blend” is the right word — one of the most painful scenes in the book is immediately preceded by series of pages that truly had me yucking it up, and it couldn’t have felt m”

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t rob

t rob

“thankful for this emotionally complex and rich character portrayal of womanhood. learned a lot and made me think about the nuances of gender.”

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