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At 30, I Realized I Had No Gender: Life Lessons from a 50-Year-Old After Two Decades of Self-Discovery by Shou Arai

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joy_davis's review

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I'm glad this exists but I'm just not that interested/the intended audience.

barefootbetsy's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

3.5

curiousmothling's review against another edition

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Age difference between mc and partner made me uncomfortable. If they met when the partner was a full grown adult then it would be fine. But they met when the mc was 30 and there is a "15 year age difference".

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erictb's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.0

grey_jayne's review against another edition

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funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

This manga memoir is pretty great. The pacing is a little stilted and disjointed so I found it hard to find a reading rhythm but the information and humor is highly appreciated in the discussion of nonbinary, trans and intersex topics. It's a very honest account of how life is different for us and how talking with each other is the best way to learn more at this point.

I read this for the Trans Rights Readthon but didn't finish it until now.

skyturtles's review against another edition

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5.0

Excellent Japanese to English translation. Explains disparities between the cultures of Japan and the English-speaking world. The "Western" or 洋風 style of binary gender presentation of course differs greatly from that seen in a country with fundamentally different attitudes towards familial piety, sex, and societal harmony. *shakes fist at evangelical Christianity*