http://www.goodreads.com/user/updates_rss/771334 en-US Tue, 13 May 2008 10:17:34 -0700 60 http://www.goodreads.com/ 200 41 http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_logo.gif 24809461 Tue, 13 May 2008 10:17:34 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/ Jennifer read and liked Blair's review of Enrique's Journey:

"True story from an "L.A. Times" reporter, who retraced the steps of Enrique, from Tegucigalpa, Honduras to North Carolina, to reunite with his mother. Enrique is born into a hot, poor life "   ...read more » ]]> 24809455 Tue, 13 May 2008 10:17:28 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/ Jennifer read and liked majid's review of دیوان شهریار 1 و2:

"آمدي جانم به قربانت ولي حالا چرا "   ...read more » ]]> 24809451 Tue, 13 May 2008 10:17:23 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/ Jennifer read and liked Erin's review of Empire of Ivory (Temeraire, Book 4):

"The newest book (number 4) in this series opens with Temeriare and his captain Laurence arriving home to England only to discover that a dreadful epidemic has been sweeping through England's dragon po"   ...read more » ]]> 24809441 Tue, 13 May 2008 10:17:18 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/ Jennifer read and liked Nicole's review of Harry Potter Schoolbooks Box Set: Two Classic Books from the Library of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry:

"had my sister bought it from Singapore, its my pasalubong!
we didn't have this locally which is a bummer."   ...read more » ]]> 24809433 Tue, 13 May 2008 10:17:13 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/ Jennifer read and liked Jenny's review of Harry Potter Schoolbooks Box Set: Two Classic Books from the Library of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry:

"These are fun to read but not necessarily so engaging. However, their Harry Potterness naturally makes them important to have to satisfy the craving, especially now. Any window into the wizarding wo"   ...read more » ]]> 19156454 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:08:17 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show_group/20051.Literature_as_Performance Jennifer made a comment in the Q&A with Jennifer Finney Boylan group:

fabulous. Also, I'd like to post you up at helen boyd's trans group blog. Do you have my private email address? You can find it at www.jenniferboylan.net. I'd be glad to stay in touch.

J
]]> 18936291 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:04:44 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show_group/19097.Welcome_ Jennifer made a comment in the Q&A with Jennifer Finney Boylan group:


My older boy is way cool. Last week a crew from the History Channel was here (don't ask). They interviewed him-- "do you have a normal family?"

He laughed and he said, yes, mostly-- "except that unlike in a 'normal' family, we don't hate our parents. We love them."

Stupid kid.
]]> 18936239 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:03:26 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show_group/19501.Video Jennifer made a comment in the Q&A with Jennifer Finney Boylan group:


That is funny. I think I do have a kind of a comic schtick I do now and again. But it's also true that when I do those imitations-- that's what they sounded like. My kids used to play "Gammie and Hilda" (my grandmother and her deaf friend) when they were little-- interesting, "Hilda" (who only said "whoop whoop whoop") was the one they wanted to be.

Yeah, I'm a performer, I guess. Mostly this is a good thing-- although occasionally it takes some effort for me to calm down and listen to people; so many folks come to me not only to listen, but to talk so that someone else--mainly, me-- will listen, for a change, to THEM. ]]> 18936055 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:00:33 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show_group/19178.hello_and_question Jennifer made a comment in the Q&A with Jennifer Finney Boylan group:


I've thought about writing a kids book, or a kids' point of view on the subject. It's not at the top of my very full to-do list right now, but sure: it'd be a very good thing.

There is a book out called LUNA, which tells the tale of a young trans person (in high school). I was thrilled that this book came out. And yet, the peace the main character finds is of a qualified kind, and the ending made me sad (won't give it away here, but it's not "and they lived happily ever after."

I know that for many trans people such happy endings are elusive. But I also sometimes want to scream because geez, it's not all suicide and misery. There are stories of joy and love and solace as well, and those are the stories I'm drawn to telling, not only because of my own generally positive experience, but also because of my annoying optimistic and upbeat nature.

]]> 18935844 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:57:33 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show_group/19918.She_s_Not_There Jennifer made a comment in the Q&A with Jennifer Finney Boylan group:


I wish I were one of those authors who doesn't care what readers think; surely my training, under metafictionist deluxe John Barth gives me occasion to prize, above all, the work itself. And yet-- I do care, darn it all. Still, I think people who liked She's Not There will be all over I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU, since it's a similar voice, and a chance to think about some of these issues in a new way.

So many trans tales are tales about "the transition." IN ILTY I'm trying something very crafty, actually, which is to place a trans character into a story without the story being "about" those issues-- the fact of my being trans is a fact like, say, some other character being gay, or lesbian, or, say, Amish.

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