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A Year Without a Name: A Memoir by Cyrus Grace Dunham

doolittlems's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

3.5

kitmacneil's review against another edition

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4.0

So many mixed feelings about this book, but overall it is a beautiful and messy look into someone's most intimate details. Highly recommend.

spaghetti_noodle's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

I kinda rushed through this book when I first read this, but I'd like to reread this at some point so I can get quotes that I like and just enjoy it. Dunham portrays everything rather emotionally and seriously. I can see why some people don't like the writing style, but I liked it.

schnurln's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

freddieblooms's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

vlueyellow's review against another edition

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3.0

really enjoyed the parts about name change, trans friends and top surgery

the 3 pages about being fixated on putting stuff up your ass were surprising but not unwelcome??? I guess???

relationship and romance played a bit too large of a role in this for me to enjoy it fully, I think. it took me out of the reading experience a bit even though it fit in with the themes quite well. I just couldn't get into the emotions in those parts, I got a little bored

sayyahtobookseh's review

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emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

judeandolin's review against another edition

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3.0

2.5 stars

jothaniel's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

They deserve 4 times over the fame of their sibling. 

bigkidshit's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

Uncomfortably truthful in the shame that follows unraveling parts of yourself you think you should hate. Beautiful and fraught in how conscious Dunham is of his thoughts and how his words land in other people’s minds.