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coyotegospel's review
informative
4.5
Really enjoyed this. It’s always hard for me not to get wrapped up in someone so obviously in love with her subject, and even more so when it’s a subject that hits close to home. I’m very much in the “didn’t really understand why these movies resonated so much with me as a kid” bucket, and while a lot of the metaphor has been clearer coming back to them as adult with some Other Stuff figured out, Bridges does a great job of cracking the whole series open and finding facets of the gems inside that I had missed.
The main heads up I’d give is that, as another trans person, I’m not sure I was always the imagined reader. Bridges seems to have a well-intentioned but uninformed cis person in mind a lot of the time, which makes a lot of sense for a book that wants to make this reading of the Matrix films more accessible. It can just be a little much when that isn’t you. Not in a way that feels alienating, but you do have to get through few lessons on arithmetic before you get to the proofs, if that makes sense.
The main heads up I’d give is that, as another trans person, I’m not sure I was always the imagined reader. Bridges seems to have a well-intentioned but uninformed cis person in mind a lot of the time, which makes a lot of sense for a book that wants to make this reading of the Matrix films more accessible. It can just be a little much when that isn’t you. Not in a way that feels alienating, but you do have to get through few lessons on arithmetic before you get to the proofs, if that makes sense.
mexiwitchreader's review
3.0
I give this book 3.5 ⭐️ While this book is not something I would usually pick up. I received an Arc for my honest review. I will say I did learn from it. It was a very interesting point of view of the matrix movies. One of the biggest things I took from it is the struggle that the Trans community endures. Not only do they deal with the struggle of society not accepting them but I learned that they themselves struggle to accept their true self. Something no one should ever have to go through. I don’t think I will see the matrix movies the same now and not in a bad way.
fox_rainbow_'s review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Tilly has done a great job of detailing and researching everything that is transgender related in the matrix universe in this book. Outlining everything that you could possibly need to know about what makes the movies trans and why and why that is so important and relevant to you if you are trans or cis.
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