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I really enjoyed this book. As a trans man it felt so liberating to be able to see myself reflected in experiences but also to know my brothers are vast in life and style. I felt so heard in the nuance of a relationship to past identity. Specifically a relationship to past butch-ness. I literally have dyke tattooed on my ass but I believe it is through the labour and love of queer women that I’m able to be the lover and person I am today. Thank you CLB for a beautiful read!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Dysphoria, Classism
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This was one of those books which I found at just the right time, amidst so many interior questions about masculinity, being trans, being a trans buddhist (sorta). Cooper's writing is so clear while also being nuanced and it made space for me to explore so many of my questions as I read his own reflections. I finished this last night feeling deeply appreciative...and wanting to write fanmail!
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Well done! Memoir, essay/reportage, performance, poem. From the last paragraph: “Our duty as trans people writing memoir in this time is to resist and reject narrative forms and chronologies that limit the diversity of our multivalent bodies and lives. For this to work, we have to write fearlessly and non-didactically, and expect our non-trans readers to grab a handrail and to hold on for the ride.” Recommmended!
The last essay is on how trans memoir needs to evolve, and he's very right about that! This one isn't as far along as that unfortunately.
I had to DNF this. I started skimming through almost immediately.
I think I'm just not a fan of the writing style and just wasn't in the mood for another memoir. With all the good reviews I think I just need to leave it for another time.
I'll pick it back up one day.
I think I'm just not a fan of the writing style and just wasn't in the mood for another memoir. With all the good reviews I think I just need to leave it for another time.
I'll pick it back up one day.
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