Girl

by David Thomas

Bradley Barker goes into hospital to have his wisdom teeth removed. The very day he enters the hospital, the porters receive their redundancy notices and decide to get drunk. The result is that he is wheeled down to the operating theatre and has a sex-change operation by mistake

Genres: Fiction

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Please see: David Thomas


Former name of Tom Cain, now Diana Thomas

Reviews

[K. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fantastic novel. I've always been interested in genderswap fiction, but often it's resorted to objectification. This novel, however, looks at the reality of what it means to not only be in a body that doesn't match who you are inside, but what it means when that change is forced upon you. I highly rec anyone who is interested in genderswap or transgender topics to pick up a copy.

[Louise · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is the funniest book I've ever read!

[dream.of.books (Sharie) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book for over 10 years ago, still it make me smile just looking at the cover, “Jackie” .☺️
This is one of my favorite book. I really gonna enjoy reading this again in the future. I definitely recommended this one, it’s fun and interainment. I like the character, Bradley, 😊🍻💄💋 and I hope you will too.

[Marlene · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read this book 10 or 15 years ago. It's still in my memory.
Thinking about it now after reading real stories about trans people, I found it weird how a manly man can become a woman after having a vaginoplasty and breast implants done by mistake (I don't remember if he took hormones too).
But it was a good read, funny and seeing him change into a woman and liking it was great.

[Erica Moberg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fullkomligt helgalet om Bradley som läggs in på sjukhus för att få sina visdomständer utdragna.

[Marcia Imhoff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un livre pleins d'humour et de légèreté qui raconte la vie d'un transexuelle malgré lui. L'écriture évolue avec le personnage. Ce livre se bat contre les préjugés.

[Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was quite a while since I read this, but it definitely left an impression even if it wasn't a great read. It's mainly the storyline where a man (Bradley) goes into hospital to have his wisdom tooths removed and wakes up to find that he has undergone a sex-change operation by mistake. I won't say that it can't happen, but it's not really believable.
The book is well written, with a tongue-in-cheek approach to how a womanizing bachelor has to accept that he's now woman. It has a lot of funny segments, which provide an insight into the everyday lift of women, from a man's perspective, but also the inescapable part of how it is to be haunted by the press.
It's not a classic novel, but a fun and somewhat thought provoking read.

[Klio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book

[Annette Richardt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lidt fjollede bog, men meget sjov. 🇩🇰 Læst som fysisk bog.