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cogowno's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Pedophilia, Addiction, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, and Child abuse
Moderate: Infertility and Homophobia
Minor: Vomit, Alcoholism, and Bullying
creativerunnings's review against another edition
dark
informative
fast-paced
5.0
This was a very captivating read. I'm surprised this book isn't more popular. The book describes the tragedy that befell David Reimer. A surgical accident during his circumcision as a baby resulted in a recommendation to raise him as a girl - mostly, it appears, to satisfy the drive of a disturbed physician scientist, Dr. Money, to experiment with the age old nurture vs nature debate. What ensued was gender dysphoria that lasted years and decades, causing much pain to the child individually and family dysfunction overall.
It makes me so happy that we've made progress as a society - mostly, that we've learned that gender identity is fluid and personal, and that we don't just blindly listen to icky doctors anymore.
An engrossing read that was well researched and impossible to put down. Thank you John Colapinto for this unbelievable work of nonfiction!
It makes me so happy that we've made progress as a society - mostly, that we've learned that gender identity is fluid and personal, and that we don't just blindly listen to icky doctors anymore.
An engrossing read that was well researched and impossible to put down. Thank you John Colapinto for this unbelievable work of nonfiction!
Graphic: Medical trauma, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Body horror, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Deadnaming, Body shaming, Mental illness, Bullying, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, and Addiction
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