A review by lostgirlmegan
Naturally Tan: A Memoir by Tan France

2.0

I wanted to like this book so much :( I love all the boys on Queer Eye, and after reading JVN’s book a few years ago and crying for half of it, I had some high expectations for the rest of their books. I adore Tan on the show, but this book didn’t feel that it represented him properly. It almost came off as pretentious and hateful at times. He preaches the importance of self-love and his history of struggling with that, but then proceeds to say some pretty grating comments on people’s appearances and how those characteristics 100% guarantee that “you are this, this, and this”… and it’s never good. I got about halfway through this audiobook and found myself disinterested in finishing it. It was like crawling to the end of a bed of nails. I think I’ll stick to watching the Tan on the show.