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Thank You!!! ♥️🏳️‍⚧️♥️

Revisado: 06-18-23

Elliot articulates his life with neuanced and humble clarity. Naming the cacophony of shame that surrounds a journey of gender and sexuality, he shines a light on places that feel so lonely and undescribable especially in a world that is constantly telling queer and trans folks that they are the ones who are mistaken. The culture of demeaning and negating another's experience of the world continues to play out even in these book review comments. It is everywhere. This book identifies the harm inflicted by flippant homophobic and transphobic norms. It also shows what is possible- a way out of the pain, dissociation, and loneliness. I believe this book will transform culture, and will definitely save lives. Thank you Elliott. As a non-binary person myself your story helped me put words to some of my own unnameable experiences and has given me hope that I will find those that understand.

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so good!!! i will be listening to this again

Revisado: 11-06-22

I've listened to this while doing things and it has helped me slow down and take in on a deep level what she is saying. it's helped me stop when I needed to stop. it's helped me identify when I am doing too much. REST IS RESISTANCE!

found her through "We can do hard things" podcast on Oct 12, 22 called "No More Grind" great introduction to this book.

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captivating. relevant. beautiful.

Revisado: 10-23-22

so many metaphors so close to the things the US and other countries have gone through in the last few years of COVID with social anxieties, isolation, and fear of others... Asian discrimination.. black discrimination. bystanders who do nothing, or make everything worst by being the "good guy" by calling the police, by looking away, by being "polite" when they are just contributing to a system of harm.

Yet the book is also otherworldly. The first half from the perspective of the young boy looking for his mother, and remembering her through the fairytales that she told him. The trust and bravery that comes from the belief that everything has a meaning, a journey, trials to overcome, and that he can be the hero of this story -encountering tests, and staying true to himself.

such hope. such sorrow. librarians as holders of resources and resistance. Gorilla protest art- enticing the world to stop for a moment, to stop the business, the urgency of grind culture - to notice and to care.

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I want more!!!!! done in 2 days!

Revisado: 10-11-22

wow. I listened to the whole thing in 2 days. Fell in love with the author and his sense of humor and quirky autistic queerness. so much love. these are my people. trans friendly. Dan Savage. love love love!

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loved it!

Revisado: 09-04-22

so supportive, helpful and shame releasing. ADHD and neurodiversity friendly. depression and disability supportive. thank you so much.

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captivating, exquisite, raw, life changing

Revisado: 03-27-22

I couldn't stop listening. The imagery, metaphor, and tactile descriptions blew me into another world. I've never heard Fems described in such an empowering, strong and sensitive way. thank you thank you for this story.

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Wow. Life-changing story

Revisado: 01-12-22

I absolutely loved everything about this audiobook. I loved that each person in the family read their section. I loved hearing their voices. I loved hearing the different perspectives on the same events. This book is about now, right now. Thank you for making this story visible, opening up the conversation. I've never cried so much when reading a book. There was so much joy in hearing someone else verbalize experiences that I relate to and had never put into words. there are also differences in our experiences and identities but hearing this story told without shame opened me up to exploring my own story.

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LOVED this book!!!!!!

Revisado: 07-17-21

Instead of giving one solution, she helped me think about how to problem solve my own life. The ideas and examples that she's gives are helpful and inspiring, and the way she frames them have helped me to be able to transfer pieces that would work for me, and let go of things that wouldn't. Loved the narrator too!

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SO GOOD

Revisado: 01-09-21

Couldn't stop listening. Made me cry and laugh and write pages in my journal.

Narrator was amazing too.

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Didn’t finish it

Revisado: 06-16-19

He didn’t seem to have anything important to say. Seemed like he was trying to build something up, but there was never any meat to it. I only got 20 mins into it but was bored. Sounds like the writing process was important to him and I respect his personal process but that’s what the book felt like - a personal process.

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