pickfunny to read this in the middle seat of a packed flight shuttling a Methodist church group. Smart AND fun, a rare feat for a novel these days!! Clearly a debut (stilted dialogue, esp early on), but delivers on its impressive ambitions. What I took away from this is that motherhood, like all expectations of womanhood, simultaneously dehumanizes and humanizes. The only way women become people is by giving ourselves over to the care of another.
The transliteration in this book of poetry can be #difficult at first, but it is well worth the effort. It's an inventive, unique exploration of the trans experience.
#dynamicds
@eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pickDelightful graphic anthology written by, illustrated by, and featuring the stories of trans and nonbinary folks. Written with a younger audience in mind, this is a perfect read for kiddos who may not always feel 'normal' or mainstream to remind them that their futures are limitless.
In response to the UK Supreme Court's ruling today against the rights of trans people to exist, I've written the following to my MP (see in comments). I'd ask British Littens of good conscience to write to their own MP in support of our trans fellow citizens.
#TransRights ✊🏳️⚧️✊ 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵 #TransRightsAreHumanRights
You can find details of your MP and email them directly from this website:
https://www.writetothem.com/
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pickA wonderful collection of Trans and Nonbinary comics. Beautiful illustrations throughout the book.
For the rest of my review, visit my Vlog at:
https://youtube.com/shorts/rnmcfaxDxCU?feature=share
Enjoy!
pickThis one is for everyone who grew up reading Tamora Pierce—but especially for the generation after. In Lorel, we have a courageous and tender-hearted transfemme lead disguising herself and going after her dream of joining an order of witches. The characters, world-building, and magic were wonderful—but I expected more depth and complexity from a bildungsroman marketed to adults vs a YA novel. Maybe the sequel will bring more, I‘ll be waiting!
#Bookhaul! My husband gave me a Powell‘s gift card for Christmas but then said I couldn‘t use until we moved back (rude!). So now that we‘re back and I finished the taxes yesterday, I made the drive and found some great books. I removed myself from the store when too many things started looking good. 😂 You all know how that is.
bailed*Sigh* My second bail of the month. I'm sure this may be interesting to some people, but the first handful of "life lessons" discuss how they decide to wear their hair, what kind of glasses to buy, and what gender to select on their health monitoring app. Not exactly riveting reading for me. I guess it provides insight into the decision making of an intersex person, but that is not what I'm in the mood for now.
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