HolyMachina reviewed Man into woman by Lili Elbe
Review of 'Man into woman' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
As a transgender woman in 2016. So much of this is still relatable to my life. I have not had any surgery yet but I have been hormonally transitioning for 11 months. Just the hormones which Lili would not have had, without those surgeries, are so freeing.
I wish she could see us and smile, and all the progress we have made with her start. She started the race, she created the movement. Eventually one of us will finish the race and we will be fully accepted. She started the society level change, so that we could be ourselves.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who wishes a look into a deeper look into the transgender experience.
Please be aware, this is the book the dramatized version of the story called the Danish Girl tells. That is a romance, this is a biography. That is a novel, this is …
As a transgender woman in 2016. So much of this is still relatable to my life. I have not had any surgery yet but I have been hormonally transitioning for 11 months. Just the hormones which Lili would not have had, without those surgeries, are so freeing.
I wish she could see us and smile, and all the progress we have made with her start. She started the race, she created the movement. Eventually one of us will finish the race and we will be fully accepted. She started the society level change, so that we could be ourselves.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who wishes a look into a deeper look into the transgender experience.
Please be aware, this is the book the dramatized version of the story called the Danish Girl tells. That is a romance, this is a biography. That is a novel, this is non-fiction.
