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A review by bookishandlegal
Naturally Tan by Tan France
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.5
This book was hilarious! Like laugh out loud funny throughout! I’ve also really like Tan and he’s one of my favorite guys on Queer Eye so I was excited to read this book. The audio is narrated by Tan so I’d highly recommend listening!
I learned so much about Tan’s childhood in the UK and his relationship with his husband and journey to the US & onto queer eye. He breaks up a lot of the chapters with fashion and life tips/dos and don’t’s which I found really fun. I don’t agree with him on everything (especially fashion things, but mostly cause I’m not as fashionable) but he has a way of being very firm in his opinion but not making you feel combative or lesser for disagreeing with him.
This book is light and funny but also gets into some pretty deep topics. He talks pretty in depth about his depression and a period where he was suicidal and about 9/11 and the effects on him as a Pakistani male since. These were really well done and had a good mix of being real and very serious, while still making some jokes and bringing humor into it.
I loved all the chapters about Queer Eye and learning more about the process and the behind the scenes of the show. Antoni also made some surprise appearances in the audio which were amazing and another reason to listen to the audio!
Overall I really really enjoyed this memoir and would highly recommend!
I learned so much about Tan’s childhood in the UK and his relationship with his husband and journey to the US & onto queer eye. He breaks up a lot of the chapters with fashion and life tips/dos and don’t’s which I found really fun. I don’t agree with him on everything (especially fashion things, but mostly cause I’m not as fashionable) but he has a way of being very firm in his opinion but not making you feel combative or lesser for disagreeing with him.
This book is light and funny but also gets into some pretty deep topics. He talks pretty in depth about his depression and a period where he was suicidal and about 9/11 and the effects on him as a Pakistani male since. These were really well done and had a good mix of being real and very serious, while still making some jokes and bringing humor into it.
I loved all the chapters about Queer Eye and learning more about the process and the behind the scenes of the show. Antoni also made some surprise appearances in the audio which were amazing and another reason to listen to the audio!
Overall I really really enjoyed this memoir and would highly recommend!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia