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As Beautiful As Any Other
- A Memoir of My Body
- Narrated by: Kaya Wilson
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
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Publisher's Summary
When Kaya Wilson came out to his parents as transgender, a year after a near-death surfing accident and just weeks before his father's death, he was met with a startling family history of concealed queerness and shame.
This is a trans story.
As Beautiful As Any Other weaves this legacy together with intimate examinations of the forces that have shaped Wilson's life, and his body: vulnerability and power, grief and trauma, science and narrative.
This is also my story.
In this powerful and lyrical memoir, Wilson makes a case for the strength we find when we confront the complexities of our identity with compassion. As Beautiful As Any Other is a trailblazing debut of remarkable beauty, insight and candour.
Critic Reviews
"Transformative, sentimental, witty, and wonderfully authoritative. An intimate and stirring account of experiences at once universal and unique, from a perspective that's crucial to our understanding of ourselves, our relationships and our culture." (Amy Middleton, editor of Archer)
"There is so much more to this book than meets the eye. Wilson is able to do that rare thing, fuse the personal with universal, the scientific with the emotional, without losing the impact of either. Instead, they are enhanced. An intimate portrait of family, transition and trauma, with fascinating digressions to marine science and climate change, crossing continents and themes with ease." (Fiona McGregor)
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- Anonymous User
- 16-02-2024
An interesting read about some of the trans masc experience
As someone who identities as nonbinary, trans masc and/or genderqueer I gobble up any books available via audio book, which are about the trans experience. I wasn't sure about this at first, I found it hard to follow. However that is because I am disabled, and sometimes have problems processing things. Once I got into it, I loved it. The themes or chapters are interesting in themselves and all tell stories of 'body experiences'. A body that has been hurt in am accident, its recovery. The trans body experiences woven into it. As the listener you get an idea about the unique perspective 'passing' trans men have, and the interesting, scary changes that happen when being accepted as a man and the privilege of not fearing men in everyday experiences, as women do.
I listen to a lot of audio books and it's always special when the author performs the book. I also return to my favourite books and listen again and again to get different things each time. This is one of those books.
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- Dog0267
- 18-06-2021
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Loved the book and the fact it was narrated by the author. My only feedback is that it finished too soon, I could have kept listening much longer. Hopefully there is another book in the works :)
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