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Finding Nevo
by Nevo Zisin
Anybody who is differently-gendered is almost definitely going to have a hard time growing up. Even with open-minded parents and supportive friends, the person is still going to meet a lot of prejudice. The world's a difficult enough place for anybody who doesn't stand out from the crowd, so for anyone who doesn't blend in with the rest it's just going to be hard.
Nevo writes about his childhood as a girl, about always wanting to be a boy. He thinks for a while that he's a lesbian, then a bi- , but then comes to the conclusion that he's trans-gender, and begins taking hormone therapy. All of this is told within the context of home and family, of school, and of his Jewish identity and Youth Group within the community.
I should probably be using a different pronoun for Nevo, but I can't get my fingers to type "they" or "them" etc for a singular. One could argue that s/he (how do you say that aloud?) is multifaceted, but then we all have several facets to our personalities and several different ways of presenting ourselves to the world, so we could all turn ourselves into plural pronouns. But I don't like that argument so I won't.
All that aside, I found this book somewhat lacking in polish. The writing style is simplistic and it's so terribly linear. I would have found the reading more pleasurable if there had been variety in pace and if the text had evolved in a different manner. I think it's good that Nevo has told his story, but I think it could have been presented a lot better.
Nevo writes about his childhood as a girl, about always wanting to be a boy. He thinks for a while that he's a lesbian, then a bi- , but then comes to the conclusion that he's trans-gender, and begins taking hormone therapy. All of this is told within the context of home and family, of school, and of his Jewish identity and Youth Group within the community.
I should probably be using a different pronoun for Nevo, but I can't get my fingers to type "they" or "them" etc for a singular. One could argue that s/he (how do you say that aloud?) is multifaceted, but then we all have several facets to our personalities and several different ways of presenting ourselves to the world, so we could all turn ourselves into plural pronouns. But I don't like that argument so I won't.
All that aside, I found this book somewhat lacking in polish. The writing style is simplistic and it's so terribly linear. I would have found the reading more pleasurable if there had been variety in pace and if the text had evolved in a different manner. I think it's good that Nevo has told his story, but I think it could have been presented a lot better.