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hsteel's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
camill3's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
i like reading about other trans people, so it was an interesting book. it's maybe a bit outdated (use of deadnames etc.) but i think it would have been an okay book for me 10years ago :)
there also was a lot of untreated trauma & horrible things that happened to children (sa, transphobia, etc.), so maybe it could have been edited more.
i wouldn't recommend it to people that don't know anything about trans issues, as you have to have some knowledge to recognized the internalized transphobia/gender stereotypes of some of the interview partners!
there also was a lot of untreated trauma & horrible things that happened to children (sa, transphobia, etc.), so maybe it could have been edited more.
i wouldn't recommend it to people that don't know anything about trans issues, as you have to have some knowledge to recognized the internalized transphobia/gender stereotypes of some of the interview partners!
rainbowbookworm's review against another edition
1.0
Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge Task 5: A Book By or About Someone Who Identifies as LGBTQ
I am now doubly upset. First because I did not like this book and second because my nuanced, eloquent review explaining why I did not like it was not saved. After half an hour of writing it seeing it gone upsets me.
At this point I just want to say that as a member of the LGBTQ community I was looking forward to reading this book which would hopefully serve as a mirror for kids who are questioning their gender identity. I was disappointed in the book, the stories the author chose to tell, and the grammatical mistakes found within its pages. While I believe in giving books new life by giving them to readers who will appreciate them, this one is going straight--no pun intended--to the recycling bin.
I am now doubly upset. First because I did not like this book and second because my nuanced, eloquent review explaining why I did not like it was not saved. After half an hour of writing it seeing it gone upsets me.
At this point I just want to say that as a member of the LGBTQ community I was looking forward to reading this book which would hopefully serve as a mirror for kids who are questioning their gender identity. I was disappointed in the book, the stories the author chose to tell, and the grammatical mistakes found within its pages. While I believe in giving books new life by giving them to readers who will appreciate them, this one is going straight--no pun intended--to the recycling bin.
marieintheraw's review against another edition
1.0
Okay, so what I thought this was going to be and what it was were completely different. This book covers six teens and most live fairly close together; I though it was going to be broader in that aspect.
hazel_oat's review against another edition
1.0
tw for rape, sexual assault, child abuse, a whole host of queer-phobias, and probably more things that i can't remember!!
anyway this was horribly written -a host of typos and grammatical errors- and chock full of biphobia!
It was mostly gay people and people who say they're bisexual... pg 136
Anyway, she started to get into the sexual stuff. That didn't bother me. I thought, "She's just a teenager; she doesn't know what she's talking about." According to her, she was bisexual. pg 137
i also vaguely remember there being other awful paragraphs - one kid who apparently enjoyed giving oral at six years old and i guess no one saw anything wrong with that??? man what the actual fuck
anyway this was horribly written -a host of typos and grammatical errors- and chock full of biphobia!
It was mostly gay people and people who say they're bisexual... pg 136
Anyway, she started to get into the sexual stuff. That didn't bother me. I thought, "She's just a teenager; she doesn't know what she's talking about." According to her, she was bisexual. pg 137
i also vaguely remember there being other awful paragraphs - one kid who apparently enjoyed giving oral at six years old and i guess no one saw anything wrong with that??? man what the actual fuck
halforq's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.75
Not a bad book, but not for someone who already knows all of the basics. I do think this would suit someone who doesn’t know much about being trans or doesn’t know anyone trans personally, though.
radikaliseradgroda's review against another edition
3.0
Reading this book was like taking a deep breath after being under water. "It's okay," it says, "you're not alone and you never were." Not only that, but I also learned a thing or two! Required reading for us *cough* cis allies.
stevia333k's review
5.0
The audiobook didn't have like notes & apprendixes, but it did allow me to read kn less than 2 hours what had taken me 10 years before to read on paper.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia and Forced institutionalization
mesy_mark's review against another edition
reflective
2.25
The concept of this book is great but the execution was poor. Focus really on the basics of trans thing through each, hormones, and surgery, rather than how the teen lives their life while also happening to be trans. Because if you are trans wanting to read about other trans lives you're going to already know what the basics are. The audience wasn't for the community it was for those who wanted to dive into personal questions that is a doc and trans person should be having. I would have liked this book more if it was focused on the lives of trans teen rather than what are they doing to further their transition, How about getting into their bobbies and other nontransrealted and if the fact that they are trans as caused opticals bring that up rather then each story be on getting on hormones.