![]() Jackson was a big name in Harry Potter fandom, and he worked for the Harry Potter Alliance (a non-profit) for years. His story is emotionally affecting and he tells it well, so even if you are disappointed by the book not being a revolutionary piece of work, there’s still a nice story here.Īnd now, for the unfortunately and ironic title of the book. He wants to educate and humanize trans people by putting his story out there, but also because he says how important it would have been to have a book like this when he was growing up. This is mostly likely because Jackson isn’t writing to other trans people as his primary audience, but to cis people. ![]() As a cis person, I can’t speak for the material, but I have read quite a few books by trans people about their experiences at this point, and a lot of it did feel very familiar. This was an extremely solid book, told with clear uncomplicated prose, and an impressive sense of self-reflection. I really enjoyed this transgender memoir, and I really enjoy Jackson Bird, as it turns out!īefore we get to the millionaire-author-sized elephant in the room, this is a pretty basic memoir about Jackson’s life from birth to his late twenties, with a specific focus on his struggles with gender and sexuality before finally coming out as a trans man at age 25. ![]()
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