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Joanna
May 29, 2012 rated it really liked it
Kate Bornstein is so incredibly charming. This book is charming. But I'm already sold on most of what she is trying to convince me, uh... mainly "Let's not be defined by gender because it sucks being confined to stereotypes and anyway it's crazy." Agreed! Uh... now what?

But that question, "now what?" is difficult for this book to answer because it is an incredibly 90s book. Which I didn't think was too long ago but man, this book is nearly 20 years old. So "now" was 20 years ago. OMG i am so ol
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Scotch
Jan 05, 2011 rated it it was ok
A good introduction to discussions of gender, but a little drab if you're already informed. Still, an original and enjoyable read. ...more
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