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dez_blair's review
challenging
informative
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Incest, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia and Sexual content
rosiecockshutt's review
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I wasn't sure what to expect going into Finding Normal. Would I, a relatively left leaning and accepting young millennial actually find anything taboo in it? And I definitely did! Even within the first section, which is much "tamer" than the second, there was still a chapter on a topic that I did find somewhat taboo and that made me seriously question and examine some of my opinions.
Tsoulis-Reay approaches these topics with a level of sensitivity and openness, setting out not to affirm or denounce, just to learn and to understand from the individuals being interviewed. In my view, this approach makes the book, as it encourages the reader to think about the topic and come to their own opinions. At the same time, the author's presence is felt so heavily in this book, in a way that I wish more nonfiction would embrace. She openly acknowledges her own biases and experiences, instead of pretending they don't exist and. don't impact her reporting. What's more, she's reflective and critical of the impact that her work has, especially when the wider effect is not what she was intending.
A really interesting and thought provoking book, and such an interesting topic!
Tsoulis-Reay approaches these topics with a level of sensitivity and openness, setting out not to affirm or denounce, just to learn and to understand from the individuals being interviewed. In my view, this approach makes the book, as it encourages the reader to think about the topic and come to their own opinions. At the same time, the author's presence is felt so heavily in this book, in a way that I wish more nonfiction would embrace. She openly acknowledges her own biases and experiences, instead of pretending they don't exist and. don't impact her reporting. What's more, she's reflective and critical of the impact that her work has, especially when the wider effect is not what she was intending.
A really interesting and thought provoking book, and such an interesting topic!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Incest
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