I really wanted more from this book. Like other readers, I felt like it didn’t have a strong conclusion, and that it didn’t really extend the author’s experience beyond emself into a broader understanding of queerness and transness. 
I also agree with other reviews saying that the inclusion of Tumblr culture weakens the book. Besides the short cultural relevancy of such things, I do not really need to know about the fact that you shipped two brothers with each other in a TV show, or that you wrote 1D fanfiction in college. Both of those inclusions left a bad taste in my mouth, especially the part where e “researched” for fanfiction by finding someone to make out with on a dating app. You can disagree with that, and maybe I just don’t know enough about dating life, but making out with someone as “research” felt odd to me. Do I think a memoir needs to portray the author in the best light? No! I think there’s merit to being real. But I do think when those inclusions are not super…necessary? Then it does muddle the message a bit. Additionally, the constant Harry Potter references felt odd especially considering (gestures vaguely). 
I think it’s hard to draw the line between truthful memoir and a book that helps others discover themselves and see themselves. Personally, I think some clearer reflection or a stronger message or thesis would have helped this book a lot, other than just “this is me.” For example, with eir aunt’s concerns about transness and misogyny—why Not break those down for the reader?? 
I really wanted to like this memoir, but it felt not quite finished or concluded enough for my tastes. I enjoyed the art style and the real depiction of the author’s experience, but there were just too many missteps to overlook, and it feels very stuck in a certain time period. 

To be honest I don't really know I to feel about this book.
I really loved the style of drawing. Although I was kinda disturbed by the whole pap smear thing, and I am now terrified for when I have to go.
Also, this book was very personal, like, extremely so, and I get uncomfortable when I read something so intimate. 
I wanted to read this book to understand more of the non-binary world but if anything I'm just more confused, the ending of the book didn't seem to have a clear conclusion.
Some of the stuff in the book seemed a little off as well. I dunno, I didn't really understand half of what was going on, so maybe I'm wrong. 
Anyway, I'm sure there's someone out there who will find it helpful on whatever journey they're going on. 

I applaud Kobabe for being willing to share eir gender journey and identity with a country and a world that is currently saying they don't want to hear it. I see why this book has been banned so much, and it makes me incredibly sad, because e's experience is so relatable in many ways - from the discomfort of being labeled as a girl and separated from the boys, to the obsession with queer fic that makes you worry you're fetishizing people until you realize you're one of them, to the fear of the pap smear, and definitely to the reactions of the cis women who love you and fear you're suffering from internalized misogyny.

That said, Gender Queer does feel rushed and incomplete in places. Some of the transitions are blunt and awkward, and some of the story feels glossed over or pressed for time (specifically, when e goes into the biological explanations for eir gender - that is a lot of info, and fast). I wish it had been longer, more thorough, maybe multiple volumes, though I understand that Kobabe may not want to share that much.

I'm always trying to learn more about trans experiences. This book was very heartfelt and beautiful.