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Other things I have read – a mixed basket of books i finally finished

Prime Meridian by Silvia Morena-Garcia

I Have Always Been Me: A Memoir by Precious Brady-Davis

Servant of the Underworld by Aliette de Bodard

December 29, 2022 by persnickety chick 1 Comment

An assortment of books that have been on my kindle for a while – half read and now finally finished Prime Meridian More of a novella, this is set in a near future where humanity is starting to head to Mars, but much of our current issues are are still there.  The heroine, Amelia, doesn’t have much money. She scrapes a living with various tasks and dreams of being an astronaut.  She had a relationship with an artist who turned out to be wealthy, but […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: a transgender memoir, aliette de bodard, aztec mythology, mystery, precious brady-Davis, Silvia Morena-Garcia

persnickety chick's CBR14 Review No:18 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: a transgender memoir, aliette de bodard, aztec mythology, mystery, precious brady-Davis, Silvia Morena-Garcia ·
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Gendered correctly by President Jimmy Carter.

Sorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place (A Transgender Memoir) by Jackson Bird

July 26, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

I really enjoyed this transgender memoir, and I really enjoy Jackson Bird, as it turns out! Before we get to the millionaire-author-sized elephant in the room, this is a pretty basic memoir about Jackson’s life from birth to his late twenties, with a specific focus on his struggles with gender and sexuality before finally coming out as a trans man at age 25. This was an extremely solid book, told with clear uncomplicated prose, and an impressive sense of self-reflection. As a cis person, I […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, a transgender memoir, audiobooks, Jackson Bird, narfna, narrated by the author, non fiction, read harder challenge 2022, sorted, transgender author

narfna's CBR14 Review No:115 · Genres: Audiobooks, Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, a transgender memoir, audiobooks, Jackson Bird, narfna, narrated by the author, non fiction, read harder challenge 2022, sorted, transgender author ·
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