Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love
By Jonathan Van Ness
International Transgender Day of Visibilitiy was on March 31 and I thought I should branch out and read something from that demographic. I didn't know where to start, so I went to Goodreads and searched the best reviewed books by trans authors, and this was one of the top results.
True confession: I have never watched Queer Eye, the original or the reboot. I just don't watch reality TV, I don't really watch much TV anymore to be honest. If I am watching TV, it’s usually with a smaller version of myself which normally wants to watch a singing animated something or other. The only thing I could have told you about Jonathan Van Ness, who wrote the book about his life, before I read this book was that he was in one of my daughters favorite music videos, Calm Down by Taylor Swift. That being said I think the book was well written and told an important story. So many people that are LGBTQ have had such hard paths in their lives, including the author.
I would recommend the book if you like the reboot of Queer Eye, or you like Van Ness, or if you want to learn about LGBTQ culture. If you don't want to hear a flamboyant story of hairdressing and figure skating, then maybe take a pass on this one.
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