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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
A unique book that I wanted to love but ultimately didn’t connect with. Easy to read but glib (the genre is “domestic bourgeois fiction”) with a very thin plot and odd celebrity cameos. I didn’t really care about any of the characters except Reese, and only then because I was conjuring up the pathos from Pose, a show I loved, as I read.
Toegankelijke roman over transgenders die een gezinnetje willen stichten. Het is maar goed dat ik nauwelijks lezers van mijn recensies heb, want ik zeg waarschijnlijk in elke zin iets fouts. Een korte samenvatting die niet helemaal de lading dekt zou zijn: het zijn net mensen.
Het!?
Maar een deel van het probleem is dat het niet altijd net mensen zijn. Transgenders in dit boek (daarbuiten kom ik ze alleen in gesprekken en niet in persoon tegen) zijn enorm bezig met hun identiteit. Dat is best logisch, als de samenleving je een ander gender toekent dan je zelf voelt.
Dit boek is een en al emancipatie. Beetje begrip voor elkaar en we hoeven het niet meer over identiteit maar over elkaar te hebben. Zou dat even fijn zijn.
Het!?
Maar een deel van het probleem is dat het niet altijd net mensen zijn. Transgenders in dit boek (daarbuiten kom ik ze alleen in gesprekken en niet in persoon tegen) zijn enorm bezig met hun identiteit. Dat is best logisch, als de samenleving je een ander gender toekent dan je zelf voelt.
Dit boek is een en al emancipatie. Beetje begrip voor elkaar en we hoeven het niet meer over identiteit maar over elkaar te hebben. Zou dat even fijn zijn.
challenging
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fat book with a very interesting and raw exploration of femininity, gender, sex, motherhood. Its also an in depth insight into American? transfeminine culture and how they perceive each other, and I really liked the way the author empathetically talked about detransition and Ames’ thoughts and feelings pre transition, post transition and after detransitioning
WOW, I think this might be the book that finally pushes me to start the book club I've been loosely considering starting up for the last year, because there is SO much to unpack and discuss here (hmu if you'd want to join
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment
Jeg skulle læse den til studiet, og i den forbindelse er der blevet skimmet meget, hvilket også reflekteres i stjernerne.
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
really well written. it was very interesting to read about detransitioning and how a lot of the trans girls in Reese and Amy's community sort of looked at detransitioners with disgust, how the people who detransitioned didn't do so because their identity changed but because truthfully existing as transgender is difficult. it's constant conflict and standing up for yourself, and some people couldn't take it, and decided that living as the wrong gender (unable to look yourself in the mirror, having to act the way you're 'supposed to' vs how you want to) was more doable than living as being transgender. It's a tough question to ask yourself. The mirror between the frequent funerals they go to and the way the people who couldn't take transness and thus detransitioned were shunned as if they were dead too? I don't know. it gave me a lot to think about
I really felt for Reese. I also really understood Ames but I think he was definitely the 'worst' out of the trio. Katrina was well-meaning but annoying.
I really felt for Reese. I also really understood Ames but I think he was definitely the 'worst' out of the trio. Katrina was well-meaning but annoying.
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes