She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders
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I didn't read much about this book before I ordered it and hoped it would be more about the genderqueer side of the spectrum. It certainly wasn't.
But - it was more fulfilling than I could have hoped for. Her style isn't quite linear, certain phrases referencing something prior come up unexpectedly, but they fit. You root for her all the way, understand her internal conflict, sympathize with Grace, are surprised at how well her children just went with the flow.
She makes the point that gender isn't as black and white as we see it, as we're told it is. Perhaps that's surprising to most people, maybe not. I enjoy that as a transsexual, she says this, as she's trying to go one from end of the spectrum to the other.
This books makes is haunting, which is perhaps appropriate because her latest book is entitled [[ASIN:0767921747 I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted: A Memoir]] ... it stays with you. You feel so much of her even though it isn't written with as much emotional detail as say a diary would.
It feels like a piece of art, how she put it together, the things she remembered, the things she probably had to embellish a bit, what she chose to omit (we can only imagine), what she chose to say, exactly how she chose to say it.
I would recommend this book to anyone - whether they've ever struggled with gender or not. It's a story not often told, even less frequently understood.
Jenny Boylan should be commended for having the courage to share this part of her with the world - and so honestly. |
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