Review of 'Detransition, Baby' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters (@torreypeters) begins with a title that could be interpreted a couple of ways, something that doesn't change as the novel continues. After starting the book, someone empathetic to the rights of transgender people might have misgivings if the title is declarative. However, the title is the beginning of a chronological list of events in the life of James/Amy/Ames.
The novel proposes a situation where a ciswoman, and two transwomen, try to start a family while drama ensues. The story is compelling from the first minute to the last and it contains glorious dialectics between the characters that lead to greater truths about transpeople, motherhood, womanhood, and families that meld smoothly into the winding plot.
Detransition, Baby is worth your time. Go read it.