Naava reviewed Transgressive by Rachel Anne Williams
Review of 'Transgressive' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a free copy in exchange for my honest review.
Some people have said that this is too academic and with too much difficult terminology. I don't see it that way. English isn't my native language, and I'm a graduate of the Finnish equivalent of a high school. That's it. I didn't find the book particularly difficult to read, challenging, yes, but not difficult, per se. Sure, there are terms and abbreviations that I wasn't familiar with – like t4t – but Williams did explain those terms and abbreviations.
Of course the author's philosophical and (sometimes excessively) theoretical approach to things can make things difficult for people who didn't start reading Nietzsche at the mature age of thirteen, but I digress (and am probably also humblebragging).
I found myself disagreeing on some parts. I don't, for an example, think gender dysphoria is an …
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a free copy in exchange for my honest review.
Some people have said that this is too academic and with too much difficult terminology. I don't see it that way. English isn't my native language, and I'm a graduate of the Finnish equivalent of a high school. That's it. I didn't find the book particularly difficult to read, challenging, yes, but not difficult, per se. Sure, there are terms and abbreviations that I wasn't familiar with – like t4t – but Williams did explain those terms and abbreviations.
Of course the author's philosophical and (sometimes excessively) theoretical approach to things can make things difficult for people who didn't start reading Nietzsche at the mature age of thirteen, but I digress (and am probably also humblebragging).
I found myself disagreeing on some parts. I don't, for an example, think gender dysphoria is an absolutely necessary part of the trans experience. (Gender euphoria is an option, too!)
I liked the book. The essays sometimes made my head ache, in a good way. Like the way your muscles ache after a very good workout. Some essays made me question my views on stuff. Some essays made me throw my fist in the air and yell, "Yes!" Some essays made me want to cry (it's difficult for me to cry, so I never did).
This book will challenge your views. This book will make you uncomfortable. In a good way!
Read this!