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Made me realize that I’ve never thought about the future and aging as a trans person, especially one that doesn’t fit into gender “roles” all that well, as much as I did when reading this book. It feels like most people, should they decide to stay somewhere in the middle, would ask the same questions Arai was asking, so in that sense, it was extremely valuable to see his tips and musings on gender presentation as he reached middle age. How should you dress, how would people perceive you and your much younger partner, what it would’ve looked like had you never transitioned, and so on.
I liked the book overall, but wish they explored the differences in dynamics and perspectives between Arai (trans & intersex) and his partner (cis gay man) a little more.
That’s okay, however, as the book still covered various subjects and situations ranging from some of Arai’s personal life skits to different “advice corner” questions from his trans readers and friends. They also interviewed another manga artist couple (one of whom has ADHD), so that was quite interesting — even though their works haven’t been translated into English yet.
The only downside for me personally was that the whole book is written in a 4-koma format, so if you are not used to the style or episodic storytelling (all stories are just 2-4 pages long), it might be somewhat difficult to concentrate on as you keep reading. But maybe that’s just my brainweirdness!
(Edit: it made me so relieved to see Arai’s partner being into plushies and all things cutesy even though he is 32 — means there is hope for me yet, hahah.)
I liked the book overall, but wish they explored the differences in dynamics and perspectives between Arai (trans & intersex) and his partner (cis gay man) a little more.
That’s okay, however, as the book still covered various subjects and situations ranging from some of Arai’s personal life skits to different “advice corner” questions from his trans readers and friends. They also interviewed another manga artist couple (one of whom has ADHD), so that was quite interesting — even though their works haven’t been translated into English yet.
The only downside for me personally was that the whole book is written in a 4-koma format, so if you are not used to the style or episodic storytelling (all stories are just 2-4 pages long), it might be somewhat difficult to concentrate on as you keep reading. But maybe that’s just my brainweirdness!
(Edit: it made me so relieved to see Arai’s partner being into plushies and all things cutesy even though he is 32 — means there is hope for me yet, hahah.)