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Fairest: A Memoir by Meredith Talusan
emotional
hopeful
reflective
4.5
A perfectly crafted memoir in my opinion! Meredith Talusan is an albino, trans woman from the Philippines who immigrated to the US as a teen and attended Harvard in the 90s.
Interesting on so many levels: what does being albino mean in a colonized country that idolizes whiteness? How can you separate your own talent and intelligence with your perceived experience? What is the cost of beauty? What was queer life like at an Ivy League college in the aftermath of the AIDs epidemic?
Incredibly well-written, funny and alarmingly honest. Talusan is not afraid to reveal her insecurities or her less proud moments. All on the journey of coming out as a woman at the turn of the century.
Interesting on so many levels: what does being albino mean in a colonized country that idolizes whiteness? How can you separate your own talent and intelligence with your perceived experience? What is the cost of beauty? What was queer life like at an Ivy League college in the aftermath of the AIDs epidemic?
Incredibly well-written, funny and alarmingly honest. Talusan is not afraid to reveal her insecurities or her less proud moments. All on the journey of coming out as a woman at the turn of the century.