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nanc_282's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
3.0
Conundrum is a tricky book to review. In lots of ways it is a groundbreaking story of gender transition, wonderfully written, and deeply informative. On the other hand, it is filled with privilege and prejudice that mean reading it involves dealing with racist, classist and gender stereotypes that may have been prevailing views in mid-twentieth century white middle class Britain - but are still offensive. It took me a long time to read this short book as a result. What would usually have been a few hours stretched into a few days as I had to put it down and walk away. Even so, I finished it because as a first hand narrative, Jan’s story is worth reading. She is a brilliant writer. Parts of the book are five star, and other parts not! Hence a 3 star rating.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Classism and Sexism
Minor: Body shaming
viki_vamp's review
fast-paced
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Transphobia, and Classism
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Sexual harassment
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