““…The cheeky title only begins to scratch the surface of the humorous and frank self-awareness that jumps out on every page of this non-fiction tell-all.” — Rolling Stone

“Rose debuts with a heartbreaking and genre-bending exploration of grief, trauma, and gender identity….open-minded readers will be wowed—especially if they’re grappling with their own self-definition.” — Publisher’s Weekly

An intimate, emotionally honest patchwork quilt of trauma, compassion, desire, and identity. — Kirkus

“…a nervy whirlwind of formal invention, overflowing with unforgettable lines. Only virtuosic comedy diva Jesse James Rose could morph a memoir of trauma, grief, and recovery into such a transformative blast.” — Henry Hoke, author of Open Throat

“…reads like your best friend’s diary—a propulsive exploration of trauma, gender, and self with just the right amount of dark humor on top.” — Jen Winston, author of GREEDY

“Sorry I keep laughing while reading sorry i keep crying during sex, but Jesse James Rose’s darkly queer humor recognizes the absurdities of our lives even as we yearn and break and heal within them. Radical and fresh and giddily honest.” — Michelle Tea, author of Against Memoir

“… Rose wields words so incisively, always dancing the line between intellectual brilliance and delicious vulgarity with the ease of a silky hair flip….A salve for survivors, a hand-squeeze for caretakers, and infinite awkward finger guns for sensitive queers everywhere—this book will hold you close and catch all your tears.” — Haley Jakobson, author of Old Enough

Don't call it a debut: bitch, it's an arrival.”  — Jacob Tobia, author of Sissy

“ . . . I opened the book while walking into the house, and I ended up standing at the door for hours because I couldn’t put it down.” — Alyson Stoner, author of Semi-Well Adjusted Despite Literally Everything

“…Jesse answers our questions before we can even ask, and they take the reader places most authors wouldn’t venture to.” — Dylan Mulvaney, author of Paper Doll

“Rose writes with a wide open heart and complete trust in the reader. A propulsive, provocative, startlingly candid work.” — Charlotte Shane, author of An Honest Woman

“Jesse’s memoir is unlike anything you’ve ever read—a feat of experimental writing. It’s hilarious, heartbreaking, beautiful, and raw (in more ways than one).” — Zachary Zane, author of BOYSLUT