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* StaticCharacter: [[spoiler: Maria and James H. both end the novel without any growth.]]
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* {{Transgender}}: Maria Griffiths, Piranha, Kieran. [[spoiler: Maria thinks James H. is. The novel never resolves this fully though.]]
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* ForegoneConclusion: [[spoiler:After showing up to work consistently late for months and just starting to take breaks whenever she wants, Maria gets fired from her job.]]
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For the actual U.S. state of Nevada, see [[UsefulNotes/{{Nevada}} this page]].
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* TheInsomniac: Maria is one throughout her time in New York.
* SleepDeprivation: Maria routinely does not sleep, making her more irritable and prone to accidents.
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* TheMovieBuff: James H. qualifies as one. Maria's shocked that he has classic movies when she visits his apartment. [[spoiler: NoEnding]]This causes some conflict with his girlfriend Nicole, as he doesn't like her taste of movies but doesn't want to rock the boat.]]
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* LonelyBachelorPad: James H.'s apartment.
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* TheQuincyPunk: Maria lives a "punk rock" lifestyle. [[spoiler: In the chapter in Steph's point of view, it's revealed that this is really just in her head. Mariah's never done anything traditionally associated with the punk rock subculture.]]
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* RealityEnsues: [[spoiler:After showing up to work consistently late for months and just starting to take breaks whenever she wants, Maria gets fired from her job.]]
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* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: James H. is convinced he's a man. [[spoiler: Maria's not so sure.]]
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Maria takes it as a sign of coolness whenever she gets dinged on her bike while biking recklessly.
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* AddledAddict: Mariah and James H. both suffer from addictions to various drugs.
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Note: This is not the same as the [[Literature/NevadaMcCollough book of the same name]] by Clint [=McCollough=]
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''Nevada'' by Creator/ImogenBinnie is a novel about the life of Maria Griffiths, a [[UsefulNotes/Transgender trans woman]] who, after running into issues with her personal and professional life, decides to take a road trip to Nevada. It is known for being perhaps the first novel about a trans character that concerns itself not with the character's transition but on her life after transition.
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''Nevada'' by Creator/ImogenBinnie is a novel about the life of Maria Griffiths, a [[UsefulNotes/Transgender [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} trans woman]] who, after running into issues with her personal and professional life, decides to take a road trip to Nevada. It is known for being perhaps the first novel about a trans character that concerns itself not with the character's transition but on her life after transition.
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Maria Griffiths is a trans woman living in New York city, she has a dead end job and a girlfriend she doesn't love anymore. After she finds out said girlfriend has cheated on her, she steals her car buys a lot of heroin, and runs away on a road trip to Nevada. There she meets James H. a young man that she's convinced is a trans woman and who she must help.
Maria Griffiths is a trans woman living in New York city, she has a dead end job and a girlfriend she doesn't love anymore. After she finds out said girlfriend has cheated on her, she steals her car buys a lot of heroin, and runs away on a road trip to Nevada. There she meets James H. a young man that she's convinced is a trans woman and who she must help.
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''Nevada'' by Creator/ImogenBinnie is a novel about the life of Maria Griffiths, a [[UsefulNotes/Transgender trans woman woman]] who, after running into issues with her personal and professional life, decides to take a road trip to Nevada. It is known for being perhaps the first novel about a trans character that concerns itself not with the character's transition but on her life after transition.
Maria Griffiths is a trans woman living in New York city, she has a dead end job and a girlfriend she doesn't love anymore. After she finds out said girlfriend has cheated on her, she steals her car buys a lot of heroin, and runs away on a road trip to Nevada. There she meets James H. a young man that she's convinced is a trans womanand who she must help.
help come to terms with his gender.
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Maria Griffiths is a trans woman living in New York city, she has a dead end job and a girlfriend she doesn't love anymore. After she finds out said girlfriend has cheated on her, she steals her car buys a lot of heroin, and runs away on a road trip to Nevada. There she mets meets James H. a young man that she's convinced is a trans woman and who she must help.
* TheAlcoholic: Maria drinks a 40 ouncer of malt liquor and a fifth of whisky before biking down the Williamsburg Bridge at 4 in the morning.
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* SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll: The novel opens with a very explicit sex scene, the characters consume drugs from weed to heroin throughout the novel, and several punk rock bands are listened to and discussed.
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* UnreliableNarrator: The novel is narrated from Maria's point of view, whose connection to reality is tenuous at best.
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Maria Griffiths is a trans woman living in New York city, she has a dead end job and a girlfriend she doesn't love anymore. After she finds out said girlfriend has cheated on her, she steals her car buys a lot of heroin, and runs away on a road trip to Nevada. There she mets James H. a young man that she's convinced is a trans woman and who she must help.
The author has said that the intention behind the novel that didn't fall into the usual trap of serving as an introduction of transgender issues for cis people. The result is a novel that may be [[AudienceAlienatingPremise incomprehensible to larger audiences]], but that is deeply beloved by the audience for whom it was written, other trans people. Indeed the [[CriticalDissonance book was reviewed negatively by critics upon release]] and yet it has a very large following amongst trans people, who often credit it for helping them come to terms with their gender.
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Maria Griffiths is a trans woman living in New York city, she has a dead end job and a girlfriend she doesn't love anymore. After she finds out said girlfriend has cheated on her, she steals her car buys a lot of heroin, and runs away on a road trip to Nevada. There she mets James H. a young man that she's convinced is a trans woman and who she must help.
The author has said that the intention behind the novel that didn't fall into the usual trap of serving as an introduction of transgender issues for cis people. The result is a novel that may be [[AudienceAlienatingPremise incomprehensible to larger audiences]], but that is deeply beloved by the audience for whom it was written, other trans people. Indeed the [[CriticalDissonance book was reviewed negatively by critics upon release]] and yet it has a very large following amongst trans people, who often credit it for helping them come to terms with their gender.
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->''"...that kid is trans and he doesn't even know it yet"''
''Nevada'' by Creator/ImogenBinnie is a novel about the life of Maria Griffiths, a trans woman who, after running into issues with her personal and professional life, decides to take a road trip to Nevada.
Known for being perhaps the first novel about a trans character that concerns itself not with the character's transition but on her life after transition.
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* [[{{Transsexual}} Transgender]]: Maria Griffiths, Piranha, Kieran, [[spoiler:James H.]]
->''"...that kid is trans and he doesn't even know it yet"''
''Nevada'' by Creator/ImogenBinnie is a novel about the life of Maria Griffiths, a trans woman who, after running into issues with her personal and professional life, decides to take a road trip to Nevada.
Known for being perhaps the first novel about a trans character that concerns itself not with the character's transition but on her life after transition.
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* [[{{Transsexual}} Transgender]]: Maria Griffiths, Piranha, Kieran, [[spoiler:James H.]]
