Zana’s Reviews > Queering Him > Status Update

‘“I know you,” she said again, “like I know how badly you want what I've always had, like I know there's some guy at college you're not telling me about, like I know that's the reason Will left last night, like I know you're too... too ashamed to say because you've never been able to sit in your queerness without running away for a single fucking minute.”’

Why is she so obsessed with outing him???

‘"I'm not sure if this is fetishistic, or fucked up, but I've really always wanted to fall in love with a trans woman who didn't want bottom surgery. Because I think like, along with loving women, I'd really, really like to experience a penis without having to put up with a man, or the performance of binarist masculinity.”’

Girl WHAT

“A stinging confusion hit Avra in small building waves. The reunion was meant to be epic. Time was supposed to to stop. Kieran was supposed to cross the room part the seas to reach her He was supposed to pull her into a room alone, sink to his knees, and apologize for his many years of cowardice...”

She's so delusional

‘“We're here!" All three girls were smiling, and Avra felt for a minute like a soldier on leave.’

Girl what

“She dreamt of sucking him through a straw, of breaking his bones, and of him lashing back, wrapping his fingers around her pale throat, biting her until she was bloodied, hurting her.”

I thought I was done with reading stupid shit yet here I am

‘“Why are you always around when I'm miserable?”

“You're always fucking miserable,” came the bored reply.’

Not even 5% in and he's not wrong 🤷🏽‍♀️

‘Bergmann: Yiddish-flavored German. It meant “mountain man.” She had mulled it over during the Katherine-to-Avra transition before deciding, yes, she would keep that part. Mountain Man. Strong. Isolated. Resilient. A lot Jew-y and a little Butch.’

Girl what