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2.96 AVERAGE
2.96 AVERAGE
Wow, I loved this book. It's so fantastic to see a book dealing with transgender issues, and, to a certain extent, gay/lesbian issues. This is what [b:Luna|316445|Luna|Julie Anne Peters|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266522802s/316445.jpg|1532237] by [a:Julie Anne Peters|52989|Julie Anne Peters|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1248076891p2/52989.jpg] could have been like, except for two obvious differences: [b:f2m: The Boy Within|9070796|f2m (the boy within)|Hazel Edwards|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41CslxMmWnL._SL75_.jpg|9592511] is set in Australia, and Finn(/Skye) is FTM.
Now, some things come a bit easily for Finn. There appears to be a genetic issue, although I'm somewhat uncomfortable with it. His Great Uncle Albert was born Alberta, and was an intersex child. Albert(a) always felt uncomfortable as a a girl, and transitioned later in life. However, Finn doesn't appear to be intersex. Although I understand what the authors were attempting to do, it just didn't sit right with me. It felt like they were implying that transsexuals are intersex.
I also felt things were a bit too easy for Finn. The surgery and testosterone injections seemed to come about very fast. I can't help but think that given Finn had only been living as a man for a few weeks (or a couple of months at most), they wouldn't go straight for chest surgery. Testosterone, yeah, okay, maybe, but chopping off his breasts? Hmm, kind of touches me as being a bit fast.
But I loved the tone of the book. It was warm, a touch funny, and Finn was very agreeable. The characters were somewhat one-sided, but it didn't draw away from the book. I'm glad there's a book that deals with transsexual issues on the market for teens.
Now, some things come a bit easily for Finn. There appears to be a genetic issue, although I'm somewhat uncomfortable with it. His Great Uncle Albert was born Alberta, and was an intersex child. Albert(a) always felt uncomfortable as a a girl, and transitioned later in life. However, Finn doesn't appear to be intersex. Although I understand what the authors were attempting to do, it just didn't sit right with me. It felt like they were implying that transsexuals are intersex.
I also felt things were a bit too easy for Finn. The surgery and testosterone injections seemed to come about very fast. I can't help but think that given Finn had only been living as a man for a few weeks (or a couple of months at most), they wouldn't go straight for chest surgery. Testosterone, yeah, okay, maybe, but chopping off his breasts? Hmm, kind of touches me as being a bit fast.
But I loved the tone of the book. It was warm, a touch funny, and Finn was very agreeable. The characters were somewhat one-sided, but it didn't draw away from the book. I'm glad there's a book that deals with transsexual issues on the market for teens.
Wow, I loved this book. It's so fantastic to see a book dealing with transgender issues, and, to a certain extent, gay/lesbian issues. This is what [b:Luna|316445|Luna|Julie Anne Peters|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266522802s/316445.jpg|1532237] by [a:Julie Anne Peters|52989|Julie Anne Peters|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1248076891p2/52989.jpg] could have been like, except for two obvious differences: [b:f2m: The Boy Within|9070796|f2m (the boy within)|Hazel Edwards|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41CslxMmWnL._SL75_.jpg|9592511] is set in Australia, and Finn(/Skye) is FTM.
Now, some things come a bit easily for Finn. There appears to be a genetic issue, although I'm somewhat uncomfortable with it. His Great Uncle Albert was born Alberta, and was an intersex child. Albert(a) always felt uncomfortable as a a girl, and transitioned later in life. However, Finn doesn't appear to be intersex. Although I understand what the authors were attempting to do, it just didn't sit right with me. It felt like they were implying that transsexuals are intersex.
I also felt things were a bit too easy for Finn. The surgery and testosterone injections seemed to come about very fast. I can't help but think that given Finn had only been living as a man for a few weeks (or a couple of months at most), they wouldn't go straight for chest surgery. Testosterone, yeah, okay, maybe, but chopping off his breasts? Hmm, kind of touches me as being a bit fast.
But I loved the tone of the book. It was warm, a touch funny, and Finn was very agreeable. The characters were somewhat one-sided, but it didn't draw away from the book. I'm glad there's a book that deals with transsexual issues on the market for teens.
Now, some things come a bit easily for Finn. There appears to be a genetic issue, although I'm somewhat uncomfortable with it. His Great Uncle Albert was born Alberta, and was an intersex child. Albert(a) always felt uncomfortable as a a girl, and transitioned later in life. However, Finn doesn't appear to be intersex. Although I understand what the authors were attempting to do, it just didn't sit right with me. It felt like they were implying that transsexuals are intersex.
I also felt things were a bit too easy for Finn. The surgery and testosterone injections seemed to come about very fast. I can't help but think that given Finn had only been living as a man for a few weeks (or a couple of months at most), they wouldn't go straight for chest surgery. Testosterone, yeah, okay, maybe, but chopping off his breasts? Hmm, kind of touches me as being a bit fast.
But I loved the tone of the book. It was warm, a touch funny, and Finn was very agreeable. The characters were somewhat one-sided, but it didn't draw away from the book. I'm glad there's a book that deals with transsexual issues on the market for teens.
f2m by Hazel Edwards and Ryan Kennedy is a YA novel about 18 year old Skye deciding to go with her heart and transition to male. Will Finn be welcomed into the once all-girl band? What will her parents and brother think? Plus, there are family secrets!
The book is a pretty quick and tame read. For young adults who might feel the need to transition (especially those in Australia, as some of the steps are very specific to Australian health care), the book reads like a step by step process, wrapped up in a fictionalized package.
To fluff things up, there's Skye/Finn's paricipation a punk band, some stuff about getting a drivers' license and finally, the history of Great Uncle/Aunt Al, whose history is only revealed after Finn begins his transition.
Frankly, Al's story was more interesting than Finn's. From the small handful of transition stories I've now read, they all seem desperate to find a balance between making it seem normal for the character who is transitioning, while making it as dramatic / traumatic for everyone else in the book, while still making the book a "clean" read.
While I still recommended F2M for the logistics of transitioning, I think the best (meaning most believable characters) book I've read so far is Jumpstart the World by Catherine Ryan Hyde.
The book is a pretty quick and tame read. For young adults who might feel the need to transition (especially those in Australia, as some of the steps are very specific to Australian health care), the book reads like a step by step process, wrapped up in a fictionalized package.
To fluff things up, there's Skye/Finn's paricipation a punk band, some stuff about getting a drivers' license and finally, the history of Great Uncle/Aunt Al, whose history is only revealed after Finn begins his transition.
Frankly, Al's story was more interesting than Finn's. From the small handful of transition stories I've now read, they all seem desperate to find a balance between making it seem normal for the character who is transitioning, while making it as dramatic / traumatic for everyone else in the book, while still making the book a "clean" read.
While I still recommended F2M for the logistics of transitioning, I think the best (meaning most believable characters) book I've read so far is Jumpstart the World by Catherine Ryan Hyde.
giving it 2 stars because i personally didn’t love it that much and wasn’t really invested in the characters, largely because it’s just... not my scene.
with that said i’ve nothing against f2m at all; it’s an accurate and honest portrayal of a trans character and his transition.
with that said i’ve nothing against f2m at all; it’s an accurate and honest portrayal of a trans character and his transition.
I picked up this book a few weeks ago to read as she's attending a festival I'm helping run and doing a talk on this book and I'm glad I did. It's a simple and easy read but completely fascinating. It did go quickly BUT it is aimed for young readers so that is understandable in many ways. Despite that it hits the important issues that are relative to this topic.