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Jennifer Finney Boylan is a widely praised author and professor.

Edward Albee summed up her oeuvre in 1988: -- "Boylan observes carefully, and with love. [Her] levitating wit is wisely tethered to a humane concern…. I often broke into laughter, and was now and again, struck with wonder."

Jenny's memoir, She's Not There, published by Broadway Books in 2003, was one of the first bestselling works by a transgendered American; until 2001 she published under the name James Boylan. She's Not There, currently in its eighth printing, is popular both as a textbook in high schools and colleges as well as with readers's groups. The paperback edition contains a "readers guide" in addition to the main text, which consists not only of Jenny's insights on "...more


I just finished this amazing book. Name drop goes here: my pal Russo told me to read it, and he was right. It's reminiscent of the Dickensian orphan/waif genre, but it's also a thing unique. I fell into this book while I was reading it and did not want to do anything else but dwell in the dark, merciless world of its hero.
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Published on July 07, 2009 13:42 • 241 views • Tags: good, thief, tinti
Average rating: 3.81 · 5,306 ratings · 734 reviews · 10 distinct works · Similar authors
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“Maybe . . . it's easier to have enemies than not to have them. . . . If you don't hate people, you have to learn to like them. . . . And liking people? That's not easy.”
Jennifer Finney Boylan, Falcon Quinn and the Black Mirror

“Although my understanding of exactly how much trouble I was in grew more specific over time, as a child I surely understood enough about my condition to know it was something I'd better keep private. By intuition I was certain that the thing I knew to be true was something others would find both impossible and hilarious. My conviction, by the way, had nothing to do with a desire to be feminine, but it had everything to do with being female. Which is an odd believe for a person born male. It certainly had nothing to do with whether I was attracted to girls or boys. This last point was the one that, years later, would most frequently elude people, including the overeducated smarty-pants who constituted much of my inner circle. But being gay or lesbian is about sexual orientation. Being transgedered is about identity.”
Jennifer Finney Boylan, She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders

“As it turns out, we're all still learning to be men, or women, all still learning to be ourselves. pg 197”
Jennifer Finney Boylan, She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders

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message 1: by Nikki (last edited Mar 03, 2008 10:13pm)

Nikki jennifer- you're my hero (really dearheart u r goddess-like in every way!)

U R as i say, an "AMAZON".com





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