pages tagged bookSquaring the Circlehttp://circle.thy.me.uk//tags/book/Squaring the Circleikiwiki2020-10-12T12:03:05ZBook Review I: Yes, You Are Trans Enoughhttp://circle.thy.me.uk//posts/book_review_i_yyare/2020-10-12T12:03:05Z2020-10-12T12:03:05Z
<p><em>Yes, you are Trans Enough, my transition from self-loathing to self
love</em> by <em>Mia Violet</em> is a primarily autobiographical book with some
reflections and opinions on the state of trans issues in the UK.</p>
<p>I've followed Mia on twitter since I was in my own transition egg and
she was one of the people who produced the environment that made me
ready to hatch. She is also a lovely person. It would probably have
helped me to read this book at that point, but it wasn't published
until 2018 by which point my egg was well cracked. This book is aimed
at little egg me, but I'd argue that it's also the perfect book for
anyone with trans friends who wants to understand them better.</p>
<p>Mia starts at the very beginning (a very good place to start) with
childhood and works her way through indicative experiences, trials,
and tribulations. I have to admit that some of the passages had me in
tears; and in general Mia seems to have had a worse time of things
than I did, although there are places where I envy her.</p>
<p>I'm actually writing this review having got to page 226; where Mia has
just taken her first HRT pills because I'm just bursting with love for
this book. On every page there's an experience either I've had myself
or I know a friend has had; and these things are so hard to talk
about. Mia is a very brave person for having put all of these
thoughts and experiences into print and I want everyone to benefit
from them.</p>
<p>Once I've finished the remaining third of the book (which ends with a
happy Mia, I hasten to add) it's available for any of my friends in
Cambridge to borrow. It's also available on Kindle as well as in
print.</p>
<dl>
<dt>Title</dt>
<dd>
Yes, you are Trans Enough
</dd>
<dt>Author</dt>
<dd>
Violet, Mia
</dd>
<dt>Published</dt>
<dd>
2018
</dd>
<dt>Reviewed Format</dt>
<dd>
Paperback
</dd>
<dt>ISBN</dt>
<dd>
978 1 78592 315 9
</dd>
</dl>