“[A] powerfully written chronicle of love.”
—Booklist
“Lemus doesn’t waste a word in this smart, never sentimental novel.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Felicia Luna Lemus is a writer with a serious voice.”
—Time Out New York
“A writer with an unparalleled literary style and attitude, Felicia Luna Lemus comes charging full force. Like Son, with its fluid prose and a narrative voice that always strikes the perfect pitch, demonstrates her fully realized skills as a novelist.”
—El Paso Times
“Traversing American geographies, histories, races and genders, Lemus has crafted a delicious, layered narrative.”
—GO Magazine
“Felicia Luna Lemus’ novel Like Son is a revelation in transgender literature.”
—Our Lives Magazine
“[Lemus] is revolutionizing fiction about trans issues.”
—The Advocate
“Edgy and full of twists and turns, [Like Son] resonates with all people who have ever fought just to be themselves.”
—Latina Magazine
The Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction, Finalist
The Believer Book Award, Fiction Long List
(Akashic Books, 2007)