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3.94 AVERAGE
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adventurous
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Of the trans* narratives I've read, this is definitely (to put it the way we discussed it in our class) the one that most appeals to suburban housewives - the kind that want to read all about this new "trend" and how those hardy survivors make it through and end up the better for it. Having also read Joy Ladin's memoir, which I found moving and more than one-dimensional, Boylan's left something lacking and I could only say I was disappointed when this was the one of many chosen as required for a course.
None of this is to say that I disrespect Boylan at all, I still recognize a struggle as a struggle, but I think, if you're going to have your students get into trans* issues, don't pick an example that makes it all look like roses and sunshine. Or, necessarily, someone that carries fame from elsewhere. It's almost as bad as requiring Chaz Bono's autobiography.
None of this is to say that I disrespect Boylan at all, I still recognize a struggle as a struggle, but I think, if you're going to have your students get into trans* issues, don't pick an example that makes it all look like roses and sunshine. Or, necessarily, someone that carries fame from elsewhere. It's almost as bad as requiring Chaz Bono's autobiography.
Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2016 #12: Read a Book By or About a Person Who Identifies as Transgender
This book sucked! I could only manage to read 1/3 of it before giving up.
This book is both the most engrossing and heartbreaking book I've read in a really long time.