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abbie_'s review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
When I read An Apartment on Uranus, I knew immediately that Paul B. Preciado is 10000 x smarter than I am. I went into Can the Monster Speak? knowing this, yet still felt way out of my depth. Despite being much shorter, since Uranus was an essay collection there were some essays that felt more within my grasp. This book is a furious missive, with all of Preciado's anger fuelled at a room of psychoanalysts who view him, a trans man, as a person suffering a mental illness. I believe Preciado originally gave this speech at a psychology conference but was literally booed off stage before he could finish. That in itself should tell you that psycoanalysis is in need of complete overhaul.
My favourite part was Preciado talking about his transition as escaping one set of boundaries only to be hemmed in by a brand new set living life as a man. Gender really is some fuckery.
A lot of it did go over my head, and would probably benefit from a reread plus some further reading to grasp fully.
My favourite part was Preciado talking about his transition as escaping one set of boundaries only to be hemmed in by a brand new set living life as a man. Gender really is some fuckery.
A lot of it did go over my head, and would probably benefit from a reread plus some further reading to grasp fully.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia
alyssa_sian_reads's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
bookswithjosie's review against another edition
5.0
“What if genital difference or gender expression were not the criteria for the acceptance of a human body in a social and political collective?”
Geweldige kritiek op de psycho-analyse, en eigenlijk de hele wereld van de wetenschap. Wie bepaalt wie er een monster is? En wie bepaalt of dat monster mag spreken? Met heel veel plezier gelezen.
Geweldige kritiek op de psycho-analyse, en eigenlijk de hele wereld van de wetenschap. Wie bepaalt wie er een monster is? En wie bepaalt of dat monster mag spreken? Met heel veel plezier gelezen.
dschonah's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0