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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Broadway Catalog: Book Release date: 2004-08-10 Media: Paperback Number of pages: 320 Ean: 9780767914291 Book Isbn: 0767914295  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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The provocative bestseller She’s Not There is the winning, utterly surprising story of a person changing genders. By turns hilarious and deeply moving, Jennifer Finney Boylan explores the territory that lies between men and women, examines changing friendships, and rejoices in the redeeming power of family. Told in Boylan’s fresh voice, She’s Not There is about a person bearing and finally revealing a complex secret. Through her clear eyes, She’s Not There provides a new window on the confounding process of accepting our true selves. |
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 Written on January 9, 2008 Summary: Not what I expected 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 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. Written on October 3, 2007 Summary: Overall a pleasant book It is very interesting the past people that she did run into from her previous life as a male. However, one thing that sort of threw me off about the book was how it seemed to be disjointed and went from one time to a totally different time. I am still grateful for her courage in writing on it and have not been able to progress too far into the book so it may change my ideas, but I am just grateful that there are books dealing specifically with transitioning.  Written on June 27, 2007 Summary: 3.5 Stars ... A Moving and Amazing Story This is the story of Jenny Boylan born James Boylan and her journey to become the woman she always believed she was. Jenny Boylan undergoes a sex change operation so she can live out the rest of her life as a woman. This book tells us some of that story and what it was like for Jenny to be trapped inside the wrong body her whole life. A thoughtful story...This book makes you question how much of who we are is unchangeable and how much is malleable? What does it mean to truly love someone? Why is it so hard for some to accept people who are different? Especially when we are really so much more alike than not? I really enjoyed the Afterword by Richard Russo he offers a different perspective to the transformation of Jim to Jenny and shares insights to her story that she can't offer. The sense of humor throughout this book was great. What an amazing, brave and difficult journey. She might not be an astronaut but she's pretty courageous none the less. I find the topic of gender studies interesting and I have recently read two other books dealing with gender issues. If you enjoyed this book you might also want to read Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know about the Emerging Science of Sex Differences and Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey into Manhood and Back I thought they were both very interesting and insightful. Written on May 25, 2007 Summary: Left me feeling sad I give this book 4 stars because of it's easy readability and interesting(!) subject matter.A book to cetainly make one wonder and have sympathy for what some humans must suffer through. I liked the writing style (I know some readers/reviewers have not). But the story to me is just so sad. I finished reading this a couple of weeks ago and wanted to see if my feelings "settled" a bit but they have not. I was not convinced by the end of the book that Jenny had found the peace she was searching for by changing genders. I don't know why but I "liked" the author better in the beginning when she was still James. I guess I bonded with him as a he. After the gender reassignment surgery I just wasn't "convinced" of Jenny's femaleness. Wearing skirts, long hair and diet cokes have nothing to do with femininity in my opinion.Kind of pathetic attempts actually. I realize some of that was his-into-her way of outwardly showing society who she "really" was/is. And I think some of it was dry humor, but I didn't laugh. I thought in the end it was pretty crummy what he/she did to his/her family/loved ones. I certainly wish Jenny peace and happiness but the book and story left me feeling sad and wondering if she's not "there" where in the world is she....now. Is she "there" now? And is her inner world so much different/better to her now as a woman? Written on May 24, 2007 Summary: Been there Have no problems with which sex you're to show to the world? You're very fortunate. I've been in this world of sexual dysphoria for 40+ years and it's difficult to live normally. This book set everyone straight about this condition. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2004-08-10 | 2008-10-21 | 2003-03-24 | 2007-01-25 | 2003-05 | 2007-06-01 |
| Media | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 320 | 288 | 288 | 280 | 357 | 280 |
| Ean | 9780767914291 | 9780767921756 | 9780787967024 | 9781580051934 | 9780972955300 | 9781580051545 |
| Book Isbn | 0767914295 | 0767921755 | 0787967025 | 1580051936 | 0972955305 | 1580051545 |
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