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more about the novel Paul
Finally hit me: probably the most odd element about Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl, aside from clashing magical realism against a grungy 90s queer narrative, is that there is no textual acknowledgement of trans people. I know it's the 1990s, but think about Nevada, right? Maria Griffiths cannot ever shut the fuck up about her gender, and that's a common throughline, in Manhunt or Light From Uncommon Stars. (How intentional each case is and whether or not it's a flaw is subject to debateBut despite the fact that Paul is very fucking much a book about gender, its author is nonbinary and I mean just look at it, its entire world is basically cisnormative and everything that it actually says about gender, everything that isn't Paul's goofy second-wave observations about gender, is uncharacteristically subtle. It is I guess more of a commentary on gender than a blog post about it.
Edit: OKAY LOOK RIGHT
Feel that the textual exclusion of the T could equally be an artifact of the time as a deliberate prod, Idk.
This book is really hittin' you like
Really skirting the line between pain and pleasure on this one
Lol she's read much worse, worse being subjective ofc
I think about it a lot, it is the reverse of the usual A Novel, where I understand the protagonist and their ways, but the setting is weird.
I am enjoying it though, like it's odd to get my grey matter around but I admire & appreciate its mischevious spirit ngl.
My librarian friend gifted me this book! Is it worth a read?
I haven't finished it yet but I think yeah, absolutely. 90s-ass life-slice about an atttactive gay boy who is secretly a human-shapeshifting creature of some form who might actually secretly just be A Gender, mostly it is about his adventures in various body types and presentations, floating through whatever walk of life presents itself. Paul is sort of a stereotypical, slightly judgemental camp gay, but I find him sympathetic in the same way that most of these protagonists (Reese, Wendy, so on) are: abrasive and dejected to hide all the weird identity turmoil =)
Surprisingly it doesn't need a ton of CWs thus far either, like it's still a weird weird book but it's cool, I find its blend of slightly fantastical elements into the 90s queer nightlife scene to be neato. It's a funny one.