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A review by tessa_grayreading
Becoming a Man: The Story of a Transition by P. Carl
I really enjoyed this memoir, it's very well written and almost painfully honest. It was very fascinating to find how this man picked up toxic masculinity from a young age and kind of revels in it, even though he knows it's not the healthiest or best way to think. It's just that it means something totally different to him as a trans man.
What I didn't understand was how fine he was with all the women in his life basically deciding he was now the enemy. Not only is that generally not how women should think about men, I'm shocked to think that people out there can almost randomly decide that one of their best friend suddenly what they "hate" and treat him like that. I also don't understand why he thinks it's okay for the people in his life to feel betrayed by his transitioning, even though he says more than once (and I believe him) that the transition saved his life and made it worth living.
What I didn't understand was how fine he was with all the women in his life basically deciding he was now the enemy. Not only is that generally not how women should think about men, I'm shocked to think that people out there can almost randomly decide that one of their best friend suddenly what they "hate" and treat him like that. I also don't understand why he thinks it's okay for the people in his life to feel betrayed by his transitioning, even though he says more than once (and I believe him) that the transition saved his life and made it worth living.