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A review by inthelunaseas
F2m by Hazel Edwards, Ryan Kennedy
4.0
Wow, I loved this book. It's so fantastic to see a book dealing with transgender issues, and, to a certain extent, gay/lesbian issues. This is what [b:Luna|316445|Luna|Julie Anne Peters|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266522802s/316445.jpg|1532237] by [a:Julie Anne Peters|52989|Julie Anne Peters|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1248076891p2/52989.jpg] could have been like, except for two obvious differences: [b:f2m: The Boy Within|9070796|f2m (the boy within)|Hazel Edwards|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41CslxMmWnL._SL75_.jpg|9592511] is set in Australia, and Finn(/Skye) is FTM.
Now, some things come a bit easily for Finn. There appears to be a genetic issue, although I'm somewhat uncomfortable with it. His Great Uncle Albert was born Alberta, and was an intersex child. Albert(a) always felt uncomfortable as a a girl, and transitioned later in life. However, Finn doesn't appear to be intersex. Although I understand what the authors were attempting to do, it just didn't sit right with me. It felt like they were implying that transsexuals are intersex.
I also felt things were a bit too easy for Finn. The surgery and testosterone injections seemed to come about very fast. I can't help but think that given Finn had only been living as a man for a few weeks (or a couple of months at most), they wouldn't go straight for chest surgery. Testosterone, yeah, okay, maybe, but chopping off his breasts? Hmm, kind of touches me as being a bit fast.
But I loved the tone of the book. It was warm, a touch funny, and Finn was very agreeable. The characters were somewhat one-sided, but it didn't draw away from the book. I'm glad there's a book that deals with transsexual issues on the market for teens.
Now, some things come a bit easily for Finn. There appears to be a genetic issue, although I'm somewhat uncomfortable with it. His Great Uncle Albert was born Alberta, and was an intersex child. Albert(a) always felt uncomfortable as a a girl, and transitioned later in life. However, Finn doesn't appear to be intersex. Although I understand what the authors were attempting to do, it just didn't sit right with me. It felt like they were implying that transsexuals are intersex.
I also felt things were a bit too easy for Finn. The surgery and testosterone injections seemed to come about very fast. I can't help but think that given Finn had only been living as a man for a few weeks (or a couple of months at most), they wouldn't go straight for chest surgery. Testosterone, yeah, okay, maybe, but chopping off his breasts? Hmm, kind of touches me as being a bit fast.
But I loved the tone of the book. It was warm, a touch funny, and Finn was very agreeable. The characters were somewhat one-sided, but it didn't draw away from the book. I'm glad there's a book that deals with transsexual issues on the market for teens.