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Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel M. Lavery

paracosim's review against another edition

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funny medium-paced

4.75

campgender's review against another edition

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funny reflective medium-paced

3.5

kaimo007's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

justpatches's review against another edition

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I love the idea of this book but it got to a point where I felt too stupid to continue reading tbh. Like I didn’t know any part of what was going on anymore so I had to give up. I loved the religious allegories and niche references I could understand. I’m sorry to the trans gods 🙏🏻

ansel149's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

melinasreads's review against another edition

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challenging slow-paced

3.5

touching reflections on transness, the horrible and wonderful predicament that is having a family, and comical breaks on the joys of transition. it drags a bit sometimes but it always find a new way to real you in

trking's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.5

This is a great, thoughtful meditation on transness and identity with a refreshing approach to Christian scripture. Lavery's voice does get a little cloying at times--in the last few pages, I was kind of beginning to tire of what I think is best described as earnest pretension--but for the most part, it's great. Lovely to read as a trans person, but probably equally interesting to a sympathetic Christian or recovered Christian. 

charri's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

pangram's review against another edition

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5.0

go read this book right fucking now I’m not kidding. SO good

emurph1808's review against another edition

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this is fine, k might try to come back to it sometime. some parts of this were incredibly impactful and other parts made absolutely zero sense to me and the further i got, the more it started to make no sense.