last book i adored was Nevada by imogen binnie, and it's not even cuz i used to know imi. it's the single realest depiction of the 20-30-something american lower-middle-class white trans female experience.
it's a pleasure to read a trans narrative i could so fully identify with. imi's super smart and expertly teases out all the confused strands of transmisogyny and double standards that constrain us. i was like damn, fuck, wow, every few pages.
it's also extremely funny.
you can get a free copy at this website. i think they just wanted to get this amazing novel into as many hands as possible. it can really help people.
@alyx I might give that a try, although my cultural experience may not resonate with it. But sounds already more interesting than many books I've read lately.
@Stoori the chapters are very short, lending themselves to reading in short bursts.
i was hooked after just a few pages and keep tabbing to the PDF to read more when i was supposed to be working. never had that experience with a book before. it was like candy.
if you read it i'd love to hear your thoughts. some people balk at the unusual writing style but i liked it. part of it may have been that i knew the author and it sounded exactly like her in RL. in a great way.