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None of the Above: Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary by Travis Alabanza
35 reviews
wandering_seal's review against another edition
5.0
This was a really powerful read for me. Not being transfemme, I know I move with massive amounts of privilege through this world, and listening to Alabanza struggle with how they relate to society (and how that has changed and is still changing) was very moving. I was particularly interested in how their identity as nonbinary intersected with their working class and Black identities - it's given me a lot to mull over.
I hope Alabanza writes a sequal, or an update of this book when they are older. This book spoke a lot about ageing and growth, and my only criticism of it is that (as someone who is a fair bit older) I know that that process never becomes static, and that there is something about being in your mid twenties and feeling like you are reaching a final form which is just so very much not true. I'll be fascinated to see how Alabanza feels about the phrases they have themed this book around in 10, 20, 30 years time.
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Violence
lavao's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
alexgf's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Racism
bonriki's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia
Moderate: Hate crime
kareimer's review
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Classism
amylangdown_'s review
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia
Moderate: Hate crime and Dysphoria
Minor: Body shaming, Racism, Sexism, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism
riledupryepie's review
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content and Transphobia
Minor: Drug use and Sexual violence
aseel_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Transphobia, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism
atreegrowsinbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Alabanza’s words were sad and also inspiring. I don’t know what it’s like to live as a black gender non conforming person but I can empathize with them and other folks who don’t fit into the binary box. I thought it was a unique approach to the book formatting, to have each chapter be a reflection on a phrase that at one point was spoken to or about them.
I can’t believe that we live in a world where we have so much focus on our gender and the gender binary. Why put us in a box. We need to love and accept our gender non conforming siblings because they deserve to live and thrive as humans.
Such a profound book! Alabanza is a fantastic writer. I would love to read more from them. One concept that they brought up that I thought was interesting was that they thought they might not be trans, if they didn’t grow up in a world with a gender binary. I hadn't thought about it like that before. Since we have a binary, we have words like trans and non binary for all the folks that aren’t in the binary. But what if we lived in a world where there wasn’t a binary and we just were.
I will be thinking back to this book a lot as I continue to push myself into thinking outside the binary.
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia
Moderate: Suicide, Dysphoria, and Classism
Minor: Sexual content and Medical content
voidgato's review
5.0
Moderate: Transphobia