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A review by justinevandale
Horse Barbie by Geena Rocero
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
This is the second book that I am reading for the TransRightsReadAThon. I thought this book had a beautiful cover before I even knew what it was about. And I had to know where a title like Horse Barbie came from.
This was an interesting read from German River about her life growing up never quite fitting in and then realizing she was trans and where that lead her. I was extra interesting in German because she’s from the Philippines and that’s where my girlfriend is from as well. I liked seeing Tagalog sprinkled in. Sometimes I do wish that we got more details on certain things but at the same time obviously Geena’s privacy about certain aspects of her life is more important than my curiosity. After I read the book o did some googling just so I could hear some of Geena’s speeches. She’s an absolute treasure and such a beautiful person.
I would recommend this book to everyone. It is eye opening about both growing up in different cultures as well as trying to find yourself in the process.
This was an interesting read from German River about her life growing up never quite fitting in and then realizing she was trans and where that lead her. I was extra interesting in German because she’s from the Philippines and that’s where my girlfriend is from as well. I liked seeing Tagalog sprinkled in. Sometimes I do wish that we got more details on certain things but at the same time obviously Geena’s privacy about certain aspects of her life is more important than my curiosity. After I read the book o did some googling just so I could hear some of Geena’s speeches. She’s an absolute treasure and such a beautiful person.
I would recommend this book to everyone. It is eye opening about both growing up in different cultures as well as trying to find yourself in the process.