donutlookaway's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia
mad_taylh's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
"I wanted people close to me to see an albino person who had learned to look and act white so the world would more readily accept her, and understand how that had been a key part of her survival. I wanted people to see how that albino person was also transgender, how she transitioned to be able to express her femininity and had surgery so she would be perceived as being like any other woman, her qualities appreciated in those terms. And if she ever hid who she actually was, it was only so that she could be granted entrance into worlds she couldn't otherwise reach, worlds that should rightfully belong to everyone, not just those who happen to uphold the prevailing standards of whiteness and womanhood."
noiraet's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
chamilton3396's review against another edition
I got about 90 pages in, but the constant discussions of her "luck" of whiteness, her unique intelligence, and descriptions of other literature (Miss Saigon, etc) let me entirely irritated by the author.
andy5185's review against another edition
4.0
What a beautifully written, deep-diving, soulful memoir.