Have people made their reading lists for the #TransRightsReadathon ? I'm such a mood reader I'm just collecting ideas, but I'm thinking about Womens Hotel by Daniel Lavery and maybe something by Sarah Gailey.
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It's time for the Trans Rights Readathon this month! I'm looking forward to my third time paticipating. It starts the 17th and ends the 31st. @bookstodon #bookstodon #books #transrightsreadathon https://transrightsreadathon.carrd.co/
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Speaking of the #TransRightsReadathon , can anyone recommend an awesome #audiobook for it? I like nonfiction, romance, fantasy, novels, dislike gore and body horror. I like science fiction but tend to find it hard to follow on audio. Any age range okay if it's a good narration.
My read books thread for the #transrightsreadathon I'll make proper long reviews once I have time but these are mostly first impressions!
My first book for the #TransRightsReadathon was Beyond They/Them by em dickson and illustrated by Cameron Mukwa. It's short profiles of people in entertainment, politics and sports who identify as nonbinary, genderqueer, two-spirit or otherwise gender-diverse. Feels a little written down to kids at times, but the author's passion for the work of the subjects shines.
My second #TransRightsReadathon book was Women's Hotel by Daniel Lavery. I immediately felt right at home, because though set in 1960s Manhattan, it reminded me so much of the sort of classic British books #FurrowedMiddlebrow reprints -- which I later learned was quite deliberate. https://mainstreetmag.com/a-conversation-with-daniel-m-lavery/
I thought it somewhat lacking in plot and through line -- which can be an issue for me with those books as well. Perhaps Lavery found the perfect way to play to his strengths and weaknesses as a writer, by being somewhat out of time.
My favorite part of the book was the depiction of early AA and one character's journey with alcoholism.
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In honor of the #transrightsreadathon what are some of your favorite books by Trans authors and/or with Trans main characters? Trans as in falls outside the cisgender binary in any way (nonbinary, 2Spirit, gendernonconforming, agender etc) @bookstodon #bookstodon #books #reading #transrights
My third #TransRightsReadathon book was The Left Hand of Dog, an excellent recommendation from @Knien . It's just the kind of audiobook I like -- lots of distinct voices, and all British as a plus. 😂 The story is good silly fun, full of geeky references -- Spock's brain, I about died! -- but also has a lot of humanity, as femme-agender-asexual-disabled Lem finds herself feeling home at last with the motliest crew of silly aliens imaginable.
I think it might have felt too twee for my tastes in print, but the audio really sells it. First in a series.
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