Book Review: Men Can Wear Dresses Too
The author constructs a life story of her trials and tribulations in the realm of crossdressing, transvestism and transgenderism. Portions of her life would rival The Perils of Pauline.
Interspersed through the story are summaries of research from several sources. The author’s life story is interrupted from time to time by the research making it difficult to seamlessly transition from story to research and back to story.
The presentation of the research summaries provides an interesting backdrop although it is difficult, if not impossible, to dovetail the research with each section of the story it interrupts.
The author in her dress.
The depth and breadth of the research is limited, and in some aspects dated. It also appears to be focused exclusively on Great Britain, which raises the question of whether some of the findings are peculiar to the British culture. The author points out the limitations and potential flaws in the research and the findings based on the conclusions of the researchers. There appears to be either a bias to the research, failure of the researchers to secure sufficient funding to develop and implement an exhaustive protocol, or lack of rigor in determining the threshold number of research subjects that would produce fidelity in the research findings.
The author’s story is at times gripping; the reader can sense the anticipation, angst, anxiety and frustration she experiences. At other times the author interjects too much detail, mundane and not particularly relevant to the background or purpose for the book.
Overall the information presented from the research findings may be valuable to the reader. Based on the presentation and the author’s commentary on certain parts of the research, the reader is encouraged to draw their conclusions as to the integrity, fidelity and utility of the information.
From a story standpoint readers will more than likely be able to associate/connect with the author as her life twists, turns and flips from one gender to the other, including the overarching need to disclose crossdressing to each of the women who shared portions of the author’s life.
Men Can Wear Dresses Too
By Catie Maye
Hardcover | 6 x 9 in | 376 pages | ISBN 9781491894262 Softcover | 6 x 9 in | 376 pages | ISBN 9781491894279 E-Book | 376 pages | ISBN 9781491894286
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
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About the Author (Author Profile)
Active member of the unconventional girl community; I love to write -- check out my Facebook page! I am usually out and about on weekends with girlfriends and almost regularly once a week on a weeknight.Subscribe
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