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Transitional: In One Way or Another, We All Transition by Munroe Bergdorf
14 reviews
megelizabeth's review against another edition
4.0
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.
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
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Transphobia, and Violence
sarasimper's review
4.25
Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Eating disorder, Racism, Rape, and Toxic relationship
yvette_rmb's review
5.0
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
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Transphobia, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
siyeon_woo's review against another edition
5.0
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
5.0
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
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia
rcsreads's review against another edition
5.0
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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!
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
mscoleman's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Rape