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A review by kyanitecourage
Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by Laura Jane Grace
3.0
This book gets trigger warnings for drug addiction, alcoholism, suicidal ideation, gender dysphoria and slurs.
I only know Against Me! from a few trans songs my friend introduced me to. That being said, I’ve really enjoyed those songs. I had gotten the impression that Laura Jane Grace was kind before, but in this memoir, she proves to be a very flawed person who judged harshly on others and herself. It’s a pretty interesting memoir no matter what. Hard though, without much uplifting moments. I wish there was more reflection at the end, in a way. Instead we mostly get the moments in her life through the years as they happen and her reactions to them. In a way it’s more of a punk rock memoir than a trans one, though obviously trans is relevant. It kind of hurts, which I get because Laura was in a lot of pain all those years, but it lacks care for the trans and queer community. It also is super harsh on judging many people in the music industry. This is her life though, and there is a brutality in her honesty.
I only know Against Me! from a few trans songs my friend introduced me to. That being said, I’ve really enjoyed those songs. I had gotten the impression that Laura Jane Grace was kind before, but in this memoir, she proves to be a very flawed person who judged harshly on others and herself. It’s a pretty interesting memoir no matter what. Hard though, without much uplifting moments. I wish there was more reflection at the end, in a way. Instead we mostly get the moments in her life through the years as they happen and her reactions to them. In a way it’s more of a punk rock memoir than a trans one, though obviously trans is relevant. It kind of hurts, which I get because Laura was in a lot of pain all those years, but it lacks care for the trans and queer community. It also is super harsh on judging many people in the music industry. This is her life though, and there is a brutality in her honesty.