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Napkin
124 pages, ebook
First published November 1, 2019
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January 3, 2023
Some really exceptional writing about sex. My favorite things running throughout the book are the post-coital comment cards. This is a really tender, thoughtful, highly NSFW, funny, horny, sweet piece of writing. She talks about her own relationship to sex, partnerships, relationships, orgasms, gender (and so so so much more) pre- and post-transition; and her style is so incredibly candid and engaging. She talks about disability and dysphoria and trauma, but also about the freedom of being who you are as loud as can be. There is some very relatable queer sex stuff, but also some really interesting things I had literally never thought about before! Carta writes with such openness about both the nitty gritty logistics of sex as a queer trans woman and the more nebulous internal and interpersonal dynamics of sex. Every bit of this is so interesting.
I vaguely knew Carta (pre-Carta) when we were at Carleton, but not particularly well. I actually started following her on twitter before I realized who she was. I love reading about this wonderful supportive trusting community she's carved out. I'm just so happy this exists! You can read it digitally for free/name your own price on her website, and I highly recommend it!
I vaguely knew Carta (pre-Carta) when we were at Carleton, but not particularly well. I actually started following her on twitter before I realized who she was. I love reading about this wonderful supportive trusting community she's carved out. I'm just so happy this exists! You can read it digitally for free/name your own price on her website, and I highly recommend it!
January 21, 2020
I follow carta on twitter and I’ve been intrigued by her tweeting about this enough times that this evening I was finally like, you know what, yes, here is my money to support your art. a super breezy 124-page zine that I read on my phone because it felt like less commitment to Being On Technology than grabbing my laptop.
an enjoyable read about a self-described hot slut having lots of hot sex and coming to terms with herself in multiple ways. also contains cute nudez.
(this is sort of a passive 5 stars from me—I very much enjoyed the zine and I wouldn’t consider it to be flawed any way, but it’s not necessarily going on a mental forever-favorites shelf the way other 5-starrers might; rather, I want to support carta as a creator, and I think she deserves the star bump when so few people have readratedreviewed on goodreads.)
long live gay ppl, long live trans ppl, long live gay trans ppl!
an enjoyable read about a self-described hot slut having lots of hot sex and coming to terms with herself in multiple ways. also contains cute nudez.
(this is sort of a passive 5 stars from me—I very much enjoyed the zine and I wouldn’t consider it to be flawed any way, but it’s not necessarily going on a mental forever-favorites shelf the way other 5-starrers might; rather, I want to support carta as a creator, and I think she deserves the star bump when so few people have readratedreviewed on goodreads.)
long live gay ppl, long live trans ppl, long live gay trans ppl!
September 9, 2020
Sexy, playful, and frank - I feel inspired to talk more clearly about my sexuality. The comment cards made for the perfect co-collaboration with various partners - just so much fun to read!
October 22, 2025
so sweet! really feel like if I had read this a couple of years it would've really done something for me
January 1, 2022
When you're opening this book
you're opening my legs.
I trust you.
I've been making an effort this year to explore newer releases of fiction, and this is definitely one of my favorites. This is a book about Carta's body, being at home in it---in love with it. Being free to share it with the people she wants to share it with, and having others share theirs with her. It's not only a sexy book, Monir fills her work with joy and playfulness, inviting you the reader to share in them. Over the course of writing about her sexual experiences, Carta gives out comment cards to the people she has sex with. In her words, "I started the comment card project because I feel like it's important for me to be able to write about the sex I'm having without it feeling completely one-sided. I would feel uncomfortable writing about something so personal without giving at least a small voice to the people who are putting their trust in me." And this is an approach to consent in autobiographic/autofictional texts that I feel is so overlooked!
She shares images of herself, her encounters with different people, her tweets about her life, and Monir tells us about her own approach to love and her body. And honestly, as a queer and trans person, reading this has helped me in how I frame my own body because we're so attuned to having ours framed for us without our consent. I've never harbored these kinds of feelings for a book before! Definitely excited to read more of her work. And did I say how sexy this book is?
you're opening my legs.
I trust you.
I've been making an effort this year to explore newer releases of fiction, and this is definitely one of my favorites. This is a book about Carta's body, being at home in it---in love with it. Being free to share it with the people she wants to share it with, and having others share theirs with her. It's not only a sexy book, Monir fills her work with joy and playfulness, inviting you the reader to share in them. Over the course of writing about her sexual experiences, Carta gives out comment cards to the people she has sex with. In her words, "I started the comment card project because I feel like it's important for me to be able to write about the sex I'm having without it feeling completely one-sided. I would feel uncomfortable writing about something so personal without giving at least a small voice to the people who are putting their trust in me." And this is an approach to consent in autobiographic/autofictional texts that I feel is so overlooked!
She shares images of herself, her encounters with different people, her tweets about her life, and Monir tells us about her own approach to love and her body. And honestly, as a queer and trans person, reading this has helped me in how I frame my own body because we're so attuned to having ours framed for us without our consent. I've never harbored these kinds of feelings for a book before! Definitely excited to read more of her work. And did I say how sexy this book is?
December 7, 2019
As I progress in my transition and unlock new parts of myself and my sexuality I wasn't fully aware of when closeted or before hormones, I find that completely open and honest narratives like these really resonate with me and help me grow into my knowledge of myself more.
To read about others' experiences like this and feel less abnormal, more validated, is what has helped me build more confidence and assurance in my place as a transfemme than I ever had before. Thank you, Carta, for putting this out into the world.
To read about others' experiences like this and feel less abnormal, more validated, is what has helped me build more confidence and assurance in my place as a transfemme than I ever had before. Thank you, Carta, for putting this out into the world.
July 21, 2021
GO OUT AND READ THISSSSS: https://cartamonir.itch.io/napkin
It's pay what you wantttt and so worth it (no, I am in no way affiliated with the author and don't know her, but it's just really good...)
I read this in one big gulp----this is the good shit---I feel like most people should be banned from writing about sex, but Carta should write more and more and more about it. She's a good fucker and a good fuckwriter ooooo I'm a little bit in love <3
It's pay what you wantttt and so worth it (no, I am in no way affiliated with the author and don't know her, but it's just really good...)
I read this in one big gulp----this is the good shit---I feel like most people should be banned from writing about sex, but Carta should write more and more and more about it. She's a good fucker and a good fuckwriter ooooo I'm a little bit in love <3
January 25, 2022
I enjoyed the hell out of this: joyful, painful, playful, frank, super sexy--and in combination transcendent, but in a format and with a voice that's eminently consumable, even breezy despite the content.
March 26, 2020
extremely tender, horny, and honest. recommend.
January 28, 2021
Frank, sexy, thoughtful, fun, and sweet.
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August 3, 2021It’s not Bad Art by any means but after the first time it just makes me depressed to read.
September 19, 2022
provocative, explicit and elucidating
March 20, 2024
Probably the most truthful, raw, best writing about sex I’ve read in my life.
January 30, 2025
Good !! I’d recommend it to specific people I know who like sex and transgender ppl
October 15, 2025
Such a wonderfully tender, sincere piece of work that somehow tackles such a wide variety of topics with playfulness, wit, and immense charm.
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