Nevada
by Imogen Binnie
Recommended by Janet Mock and Bethanne Patrick
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Lesbian and Fiction.
Nevada is the darkly comedic story of Maria Griffiths, a young trans woman living in New York City and trying to stay true to her punk values while working retail. When she finds out her girlfriend has lied to her, the world she thought she'd carefully built for herself begins to unravel, and Maria sets out on a journey that will most certainly cha...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Lesbian and Fiction.
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Bethanne Patrick
“@TomBeerBooks @melissafebos Such a great book and I think it will last, too”
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“Sharp, intimate prose and a confined Paris setting produce a small, intense novel that tracks a young man's struggle between desire and social expectation. Its useful part is the sustained, inward pressure: long passages of reflection that make moral hesitation feel palpable and the prose often luminous. The main limitation is narrow scope—the plot is compact and frequently inward, so secondary figures stay sketchy and the mood can feel claustrophobic; readers seeking momentum or wider context may find it slow.”
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