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The Appendix: Transmasculine Joy in a Transphobic Culture by Liam Konemann
6 reviews
bashsbooks's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
The Appendix is a short series of interconnected personal essays that meditate on transphobia and how trans people (with a specific focus on transmasculine individuals) can find joy despite the hatred against us in the media and in society at large. I will admit, I was hoping for more time spent on the joy aspect than the transphobia aspect, which is not what The Appendix provides. But it does provide important context - the awful state of transphobia in the UK today - and it creates pearls of self-loving out of an experience that is historically seen as self-loathing. All in all, a deeply relevant and necessary book, even if it wasn't exactly what I had hoped for.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Transphobia
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Hate crime, Rape, Medical trauma, and Murder
-Transphobic & homophobic slurs -Misgendering -In my opinion, police apathy & police threat are forms of police brutality -Rape, murder, and hate crime are all referencing Brandon Teena's rape and murder. While Konemann does not give graphic detail or talk much about this event after the first essay, it is a throughline in that essay. -Konemann provides content warnings with page numbers in the front of the book.falloutiona's review
informative
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime and Transphobia
ofbooksandechos's review
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Hate crime
hollowhallow13's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
4.75
Bit too much on the suffering side for me to call it 5* (especially as it's meant to be about joy) but the parts that were about joy were incredible. Defo will re-read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Sexism, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
jayworthington's review
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Really captured how i feel about my identity in the current social and political climate
Content Warnings
Moderate: Hate crime and Transphobia
Minor: Hate crime and Transphobia
imrereads's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
This really resonated with me. Wow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Transphobia
Moderate: Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Police brutality, and Murder
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