A review by melodyseestrees
My Body is Distant by Paige Maylott

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

4.25

There are several moments that gave me the ick
(cyber sexing furry avatars)
but I managed to push through the discomfort. The narrative hops around a bit in time as if the author is just reminiscing to an acquaintance. I normally like a bit more structure to a memoir but this was okay.
The loneliness of change and severe medical diagnosis is evident through the entire memoir, especially in a world that is so unaccepting of one's identity. Even if a reader is not in a similar state of transition they will find they can understand, if not empathize with, the complex feelings Paige expresses.
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