A review by jaelynx
Variations by Juliet Jacques

5.0

This is a short story collection of the events and real lives of trans people through history. While described as fictionalised, pretty much everything seems to be lifted directly from memoirs, diaries, academic journals and other direct records of trans people living in Britain over the past 100+ years. By taking their personal accounts, it’s a very intimate look at trans experiences and feelings. Therefore this is a refreshing contrast to the usual academic analysis of official records made by cis people which queer history can often fall into, namely based on police records which was my main critique of Queer City. This is an extremely valuable account of our personal history and lives which I’m very glad to have read.