The Gender Games by Juno Dawson
Why we are all being messed up by gender, and what we can do about it
One of the bravest, freshest voices -- Laura Dockrill * Observer *
This memoir.. got me underlining, and texting friends, frequently. -- Stephanie Burt * TLS *
Part memoir, part manifesto, The Gender Games is filled with the type of funny, thoughtful and honest writing that has made Dawson a multi-award winning YA author...Frank, witty, and educational' * Stylist *
If you want to be well informed about what it menas to be trans, I can highly recommend Juno's book The Gender Games. It's a funny, honest read and clears up a lot of confusion and misinformation -- Lorraine Kelly * The Sun *
This book is incredible, I loved it so much -- Emma Gannon * CTRL ALT DELETE podcast *
A saucy, sassy, sweary look at gender, and how it trips and entraps us. -- Suzanne Harrington * Irish Examiner *
Funny, thoughtful and honest writing ... It's soberingly relevant and makes you want to #smashthepatriarchy * Stylist *
Opens minds, breaks down myths and vaporises prejudice - I loved it! * Rebecca Root *
Not only is this book incredibly informative, it's also very funny. * Zoe, Readabilitea *
It's not often as a grown-up that someone makes you sit up and re-examine not only your own identity, but your attitudes to an entire social group. But that's the effect this thoughtful, articulate woman had on me. ... Dawson's book is eminently readable and often very funny. * Marianne Taylor, The Herald *
Informative and entertaining. I'd recommend it to anyone and everyone: we all have something to learn about gender. * Chloe Scaling, Palatinate *
This memoir.. got me underlining, and texting friends, frequently. -- Stephanie Burt * TLS *
Part memoir, part manifesto, The Gender Games is filled with the type of funny, thoughtful and honest writing that has made Dawson a multi-award winning YA author...Frank, witty, and educational' * Stylist *
If you want to be well informed about what it menas to be trans, I can highly recommend Juno's book The Gender Games. It's a funny, honest read and clears up a lot of confusion and misinformation -- Lorraine Kelly * The Sun *
This book is incredible, I loved it so much -- Emma Gannon * CTRL ALT DELETE podcast *
A saucy, sassy, sweary look at gender, and how it trips and entraps us. -- Suzanne Harrington * Irish Examiner *
Funny, thoughtful and honest writing ... It's soberingly relevant and makes you want to #smashthepatriarchy * Stylist *
Opens minds, breaks down myths and vaporises prejudice - I loved it! * Rebecca Root *
Not only is this book incredibly informative, it's also very funny. * Zoe, Readabilitea *
It's not often as a grown-up that someone makes you sit up and re-examine not only your own identity, but your attitudes to an entire social group. But that's the effect this thoughtful, articulate woman had on me. ... Dawson's book is eminently readable and often very funny. * Marianne Taylor, The Herald *
Informative and entertaining. I'd recommend it to anyone and everyone: we all have something to learn about gender. * Chloe Scaling, Palatinate *
JUNO DAWSON is the multi-award-winning author of dark teen thrillers. Her first non-fiction book, BEING A BOY, tackled puberty, sex and relationships in a frank and funny fashion, and a follow-up for young LGBT people, THIS BOOK IS GAY, came out in 2014. Juno is a regular contributor to Attitude Magazine, GT and the Guardian and has contributed to news items concerning sexuality, identity, literature and education on BBC Woman's Hour, Front Row, This Morning and Newsnight. She writes full time and lives in Brighton.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473648609 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473648602 |
| Title | The Gender Games |
| Author | Juno Dawson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2018-02-08 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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