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Fairest: A Memoir by Meredith Talusan
4.0
This was a fascinating read. I've seen this book on lists but didn't actually try to find it until I read Talusan's short story "Sexual Tension" which I adored. The memoir is obviously very different, and also deepens my appreciation for the nuance and play in her fiction.
This was an audiobook that made me laugh, made me roll my eyes, and gave me so much to dwell on. By the nature of her life and journey, Talusan's memoir has to balance histories of colonialism, internalized oppressions, experiences of marginalization and erasure in painfully elite society, and the pleasures and subversions of queer awakenings, promiscuous adventures, and joyful genderfuckery. To that end, there's a fair bit of time-hopping, which often worked well despite confounding my desire for a complete picture. At one point I sneaked a look at her social media to figure out her most recent dating history, which felt like an intentional spoiler but I couldn't keep wondering if she finally embraced a lesbian dating lifestyle (there's still time, Meredith!)
This was an audiobook that made me laugh, made me roll my eyes, and gave me so much to dwell on. By the nature of her life and journey, Talusan's memoir has to balance histories of colonialism, internalized oppressions, experiences of marginalization and erasure in painfully elite society, and the pleasures and subversions of queer awakenings, promiscuous adventures, and joyful genderfuckery. To that end, there's a fair bit of time-hopping, which often worked well despite confounding my desire for a complete picture. At one point I sneaked a look at her social media to figure out her most recent dating history, which felt like an intentional spoiler but I couldn't keep wondering if she finally embraced a lesbian dating lifestyle (there's still time, Meredith!)