Little Fish

Based on the synopsis I thought we would be mostly following the mystery of the true identity of Wendy’s grandpa, but that ended up feeling like a B-plot. The story’s really about Wendy herself. About how she deals with the impacts of sexual assault, transphobia & transmisogyny, a sort of toxic but desperately needed friend group, substance abuse, and grief. It’s a devastating picture of how many in our community struggle to survive and deal with unbelievable pain- and how we come together to live through it. This is one of those books I’d recommend to any other trans folks but only if you have the stomach for reading about such heavy topics.

Stories that present trans people not as a shiny corporatized product to be fetishized or an inherently evil invading horde of beasts but as human beings who are deeply flawed and struggling just like everyone else are more important now than ever. This is one of those important stories.