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lilsuccubus's review
4.5
Much better writing than the earlier book on the same topic from these editors. The constant errors in the earlier volume were totally missing here, so it was much more pleasant to read. There also weren't as many chapters that would require sociology or psychology degrees to understand, just one this time. I'd say 2 or 3 of the chapters were bad, which is way better than the previous book and not bad at all for a collection of essays. The detransitioner's chapter was a rambling, repetitive mess that could have greatly benefited from an editor willing to potentially upset the writer. And the chapter that would need a psychology degree to understand also wasn't good; it was pretty off-topic. Overall, I found the writing in this volume clear and easy to follow, and there were a lot of interesting ideas. It's a little strange to read this after reading Time to Think; a few chapters mention concerns from Tavistock, not knowing the full medical scandal involved, since this was before GIDS closed. When I see angry low reviews elsewhere on this book, I have to think that those reviewers are exactly the kind of people this book is worried about--people so entrenched in ideology that they refuse to even entertain questions about or evidence of medical misconduct.
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