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themintcar's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
jenmangler's review against another edition
4.0
I first saw Sarah McBride speak at the 2016 Democratic National Convention and was instantly impressed. I'm even more impressed after reading this book. Unlike some readers, I found the political parts of the book fascinating. Getting to see "how the sausage gets made" was sometimes disheartening, sometimes inspiring, and always interesting.
cthrnmrtn's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
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4.0
A wonderfully powerful recount of Sarah McBride’s life experience this far. I loved hearing her story told in her voice. Her fight for trans rights, for her love and against Andy’s cancer, and for a better society is woven throughout the book. Highly recommend!
karlynrose's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
fieldsandfeels's review against another edition
2.0
Okay, so…I think Sarah McBride is a wonderful advocate for trans rights, which is why I wanted to kick off my trans rights readathon with her memoir. However, I found myself disengaged from it in many ways. From the beginning, she is clearly very ensconced in the traditional political machine, which I find both disappointing (though admittedly that’s on me, as I knew that going in) and entirely uninteresting. I was hoping for a little more person in the storytelling, but instead we got a well organized but boring account of her coming out followed quickly by her early career days, which actually appeared to have been smooth and easy, without rancor. While that is a great story worth telling - let’s hear it for trans joy! - the narrative fell flat. Even walking through *SPOILER ALERT* her partner’s cancer diagnosis, becoming a caretaker to him, and ultimately his death, was told with clinical precision and little heart. As a political candidate she has my support, but this memoir is clearly just a cog in the engine fueling her political career.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer
Minor: Transphobia