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A review by kathleenandherbooks
Cleavage: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us by Jennifer Finney Boylan
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
I really enjoyed reading this book, thank you NetGalley & Celadon for the arc.
This memoir is a reflection into Boylan’s journey as an older trans woman, as well as her reflection into her life growing up while presenting as a boy. She originally came out as trans in 2000, and this book is her updated thoughts on her past, her transition and experience and the world since then and since her first book, “she’s not there”.
Her writing style is beautiful and brings you on her life’s journey with her. She gives you her thoughts and commentary along with the details of what she has lived through. Her experiences are framed with honesty and her own insights now looking back.
She also speaks on her own privilege, and gives credit to those who came before her who paved a path for her to live her life openly as a trans woman. She also speaks on the societal differences for men and women and how she was able to see that difference so dramatically post-transition.
The book is also not written chronologically and leaves time for the reader to pause and ponder about certain topics as well as her experiences. I really enjoyed this about the book, it left me thinking about certain topics even as I closed the book and went on with other things.
This memoir is a reflection into Boylan’s journey as an older trans woman, as well as her reflection into her life growing up while presenting as a boy. She originally came out as trans in 2000, and this book is her updated thoughts on her past, her transition and experience and the world since then and since her first book, “she’s not there”.
Her writing style is beautiful and brings you on her life’s journey with her. She gives you her thoughts and commentary along with the details of what she has lived through. Her experiences are framed with honesty and her own insights now looking back.
She also speaks on her own privilege, and gives credit to those who came before her who paved a path for her to live her life openly as a trans woman. She also speaks on the societal differences for men and women and how she was able to see that difference so dramatically post-transition.
The book is also not written chronologically and leaves time for the reader to pause and ponder about certain topics as well as her experiences. I really enjoyed this about the book, it left me thinking about certain topics even as I closed the book and went on with other things.