mcribsy13's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
pipn_t's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Really good, a very well written collection of essays, highly recommend.
rhondanation's review
3.0
Some of the stories were hard for me to want to finish, some i didn’t finish. Mud Howard’s “Blood Deal” and Kimwei’s “Boy’s Haircut” were my favorite !
anniekslibrary's review against another edition
3.0
It took me a while to read this, mainly because I kept having mixed feelings about some of the contributions and finding some of them quite hard to read. As a whole, I appreciate this anthology and as a non-binary person, I loved reading about so many different experiences and perspectives. Where the book shone were the contributions that went into intersecting identities, like disability. But like usually with anthologies like this, there were strong contributions and ones that were less so.
edencruz's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
snowypineapples's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Essays on people's experiences being nonbinary and how that impacts their other identities and experiences and vice versa.
This book made me feel seen in ways I didn't even realize existed. Seeing so many people call themselves genderqueer after being the only person I knew with that identity was something I didn't realize I had needed.
It talks about how disability impacts gender, how being fat impacted their gender positively, how being apart of other cultures impacted how they could explore and express themselves and its really opens your eyes to the diversity of nonbinary. There's often a narrative of nonbinary being confused, thin, white, able-bodied, AFAB people that this book goes directly against and it's really impactful and needed
This book made me feel seen in ways I didn't even realize existed. Seeing so many people call themselves genderqueer after being the only person I knew with that identity was something I didn't realize I had needed.
It talks about how disability impacts gender, how being fat impacted their gender positively, how being apart of other cultures impacted how they could explore and express themselves and its really opens your eyes to the diversity of nonbinary. There's often a narrative of nonbinary being confused, thin, white, able-bodied, AFAB people that this book goes directly against and it's really impactful and needed
cosasdelvira's review
5.0
comida para el pensamiento! obviamente no me han resonado igual las 30 historias y con algunas cosas no he estado muy de acuerdo pero entiendo que ese no era el punto, el punto era ver qué nos contaba cada persona de su vida y experiencia y eso ha sido precioso <3
fiendfull's review
4.0
Non-Binary Lives is a collection of personal essays by non-binary people on elements of their lives and identities. As a whole, the anthology considers the range of experiences of being non-binary in the modern day, and how gender identity intersects with race, class, disability, faith, sexuality, and more. The writers come from various backgrounds and the book shows a real range of narratives, showing that there isn't one way to be non-binary nor is there a typical non-binary person. The pieces are short and numerous, making it easy to keep reading, and the author bios after each essay allow you to connect the writer to their other work easily.
This is an important collection, both in bringing these stories together to be shared and opening up a range of experiences to show people—regardless of their gender—how varied non-binary lives are and expose them to different points of view.
This is an important collection, both in bringing these stories together to be shared and opening up a range of experiences to show people—regardless of their gender—how varied non-binary lives are and expose them to different points of view.