Today I'm sharing the best book I read in March.
Of the 7 books I read this month, I had one 5-star read, so that's my Best of the Bunch!
Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story was, dare I say, fabulous. Tobia is a delightful narrator on audio of their own story. I appreciate that they called out upfront that there is a typical, cookie-cutter "trans narrative" and that their story wasn't going to follow that at all. Instead, what followed was a real, messy, humorous recounting of their experiences from childhood through college as they grappled with societal expectations for their assigned gender and then eventually the complex journey of discovering their own gender identity and how they could best express that. Tobia's writing is alternately snarky and soulful; even at 27, they knew how to turn a phrase and then turn around and laugh at their own seriousness. They skillfully capture how their relationship with their parents doesn't fit into neat boxes of "accepting" or "rejecting." They have an absolutely must-read chapter on tokenism and their experience being accepted as a token on campus. I loved this from start to finish and would highly recommend, especially on audio.
What is the best book you read this month? Let me know in comments, or write your own post and link up below!
Looking back:
One year ago I was reading:
Esperanza Rising,
The Name of the Wind,
More Than Two, and
Fearing the Black Body
Five years ago I was reading:
Tess of the Road and
How the Irish Became White
Ten years ago I was reading:
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry,
Under the Banner of Heaven, and
A People's History of the United States
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