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Transitional: In One Way or Another, We All Transition by Munroe Bergdorf

15 reviews

megelizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

"...we have to educate ourselves on the possibilities of what a new world could look like, before writing it off as fantasy. Isn’t everything just a fantasy before it’s achieved?"

This is an incredibly raw, vulnerable, and unflinching memoir. I loved getting to know Munroe better and having the opportunity to learn more about a range of aspects of the trans experience. I also hugely appreciated the ultimate focus on self-love and the exploration of how working through trauma to achieve this its its own important transition.

I did find the narrative to be a bit muddled at times and feel as if perhaps too much was being attempted to be covered in a relatively short book, but in the end things do come together well and this was just such an incredibly important and insightful reading experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Death and Suicide

aviolet91's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

A really thorough view of how systems of oppression can impact a life in so many ways. Monroe is someone we could all try and be like. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Transphobia, and Violence

sarasimper's review

dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Eating disorder, Racism, Rape, and Toxic relationship

yvette_rmb's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

sakisreads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

✨ Gifted ✨

I absolutely ADORE Munroe Bergdorf, so getting this book from my friend made me feel so happy 🥹

This book needs content warnings which we will obviously include below 🥲

Despite being in the public eye for years, with people behaving horrifically towards her, it’s no wonder that Bergdorf has lived a difficult life. This book gives us a better understanding about life as a Black trans woman. Bergdorf shares trauma, but she also shares true joy 🏳️‍⚧️❤️

4 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Transphobia, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

noahsingh's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

siyeon_woo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

A must read if you want to learn more about the trans experience. Beautifully written, she's such an inspiration for the trans youth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

the_reading_wren's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

As expected from the amazingly talented Monroe Bergdorf, this book is written and structured brilliantly. I read it in a day but spent time allowing the emotive and thought-provoking moments to resonate with me. It’s so valuable to have the unfiltered voice of a trans person - especially a Black woman - available for people to hear, especially at the moment. Monroe describes in the book a friendship with another trans person who guided her at the start of her transition, and this book felt like Monroe doing this for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Stalking, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Abortion, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

bookwormdystopian2's review

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia

rcsreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

"The goal is to collectively transition out of shame and into pride as a society."
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 Starting Pride month off with "Transitional" by Munroe Bergdorf. I've followed Munroe on social media for years and love her, so as soon as she released a book I made a special trip to Category is Books to pick up a copy. Obviously it's then sat on my shelves for a couple of months because who has ever bought a book and read it right away? Madness!
 Transitional is an autobiography but also has lots of information about Munroe's activism in feminism, trans rights and racism. It manages to be both very personal and highlight the issues faced more widely in these communities at the same time.
 There's a focus on growth, change and healing and the ways in which we all transition as people. She has, very successfully, tied her personal experience into a look at society as a whole that I think most people could relate to.
 TW for racism; homophobia and transphobia; sexual assault; self harm and eating disorders. 
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 10/10 recommended to everyone!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment