The Art of Being Normal

Posted on 02 September 2017 by Lisa Williamson

Two boys Two secrets.David Piper has always been an outsider His parents think he s gay The school bully thinks he s a freak Only his two best friends know the real truth David wants to be a girl On the first day at his new school Leo Denton has one goal to be invisible Attracting the attention of the most beautiful girl in year eleven is definitely not part of that plan When Leo stands up for David in a fight, an unlikely friendship forms But things are about to get messy Because at Eden Park School secrets have a funny habit of not staying secret for long Read The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson – kino-fada.fr I spontaneously decided to pick this up today, and I absolutely FLEW through it I had a couple of minor problems with it, but overall I found it to be very enjoyable.UNA NOVELA REAL, CERCANA Y QUE ABORDA EL TEMA DE LA TRANSEXUALIDAD DE MANERA SUBLIME IMPRESCINDIBLE.El arte de ser normal es una novela juvenil que trata el tema de la transexualidad y que cuenta con una historia con giros muy buenos Es una novela muy bien escrita, con una prosa bonita y unos personajes muy bien cosntruidos Si bien ya la portada da a entender de qu trata la novela, no solo se centra en el tema de la transexualidad sino que toca otros como la violencia de g nero, el alcoholis UNA NOVELA REAL, CERCANA Y QUE ABORDA EL TEMA DE LA TRANSEXUALIDAD DE MANERA SUBLIME IMPRESCINDIBLE.El arte de ser normal es una novela juvenil que trata el tema de la transexualidad y que cuenta con una historia con giros muy buenos Es una novela muy bien escrita, con una prosa bonita y unos personajes muy bien cosntruidos Si bien ya la portada da a entender de qu trata la novela, no solo se centra en el tema de la transexualidad sino que toca otros como la viole...Normal kids don t see therapists Normal kids don t have mothers like mine, who tell you life isn t fair with messed up glee, like the unfairness of life is pretty much the only thing they know for sure I ve spent my whole life being told I m the complete opposite of normalI m sorry, but I loved this I don t know why I m apologizing, since I m on this website to either hate or love a book no matter what others thought about it, but I feel like this is another one of those books thatNormal kids don t see therapists Normal kids don t have mothers like mine, who tell you life isn t fair with messed up glee, like the unfairness of life is pretty much the only thing they know for sure I ve spent my whole life being told I m the complete opposite of normalI m sorry, but I loved this I don t know why I m apologizing, since I m on this website to either hate or love a book no matter what others thought about it, but I feel like this...I m a trans person and when I saw this book I was super excited It had a cool cover and a premise I was personally interested in.However, once I started reading I was honestly very disappointed.I know that trans people have different experiences and points of view on their gender, but so many things about this book seemed off to me The book isn t written by a trans person, and that was my first clue In the blurb Two boys and David wants to be a girl Being trans isn t about wanting to be I m a trans person and when I saw this book I was super excited It had a cool cover and a premise I was personally interested in.However, once I started reading I was honestly very disappointed.I know that trans people have different experiences and points of view on their gender, but so many things about this book seemed off to me The book isn t written by a trans person, and that was my first clue In the blurb Two boys and David wants to be a girl Being trans isn t about wanting to be another gender We actually are that gender, but have been seen as our birth gender And that wanting to be a girl shtick continues through the whole story....Fantastic Highly recommended The Art of Being Normal is the story of a transgender character named David, and his journey to finally telling his family and the rest of the world that he wishes to be referred to as Kate, and would like to begin transitioning.I have to be honest and say that I don t believe I ve read a book about a transgender character before, certainly not as the main focus of the story I know they exist, so it s either down to my own lack of diverse reading or a distinct l Fantastic Highly recommended The Art of Being Normal is the story of a transgender character named David, and his journey to finally telling his family and the rest of the world that he wishes to be referred to as Kate, and would like to begin transitioning.I have to be honest and say that I don t believe I ve read a book about a transgender character before, certainly not as the main focus of the story I know they exist, so it s either down to my own lack of diverse reading or a distinct lack of books covering this topic I suspect it s a bit of both.I enjoyed this immensely, it s very easy to read and I liked both of the dual POVs I also appreciated the use of different fonts for both just to keep me on track It features some serious and important themes, all of which were handled well, including of course sexuality and gen...It s been a while since I read this but I feel there s two things I should point out that really bothered me about the book 1 Leo is a trans guy but him being trans is treated as a plot twist, and is found out when a girl he likes sees his genitalia Not a fan of that 2 Kate called by her birth name for most of the book is referred to by he him pronouns by Leo in his internal monologue after he finds out she s a trans girl but only refers to her as she when she s wearing feminine clothin It s been a while since I read this but I feel there s two things I should point out that really bothered me about the book 1 Leo is a trans guy but him being trans is treated as a plot twist, and is found out when a girl he likes sees his genitalia Not a fan of...You must have heard about The Art of Being Normal by now and, if not, I m not sure how you have managed to miss it Published on 1st January, it s one of the most talked about UKYA novels published this year so far, and has certainly set a high standard.Fourteen year old David Piper has only told two people his two best friends, Essie and Fox, who have both been incredibly supportive that he has wanted, needed, to be a girl ever since he was a small child David has written a letter to his p You must have heard about The Art of Being Normal by now and, if not, I m not sure how you have managed to miss it Published on 1st January, it s one of the most talked about UKYA novels published this year so far, and has certainly set a high standard.Fourteen year old David Piper has only told two people his two best friends, Essie and Fox, who have both been incredibly supportive that he has wanted, needed, to be a girl ever since he was a small child David has written a letter to his parents explaining how he feels but cannot bring himself to give it to them He already suspects that they think he s gay, but he s not ready tell them the whole story just yet And he s certainly not going to tell anyone else at school he s already being called a freak show David meets newcomer Leo Denton o...This was such a fantastic, insightful, brilliantly written book I absolutely flew through it, the writing style was so comfortable and easy to read and flowed smoothly between each perspectives This somehow both broke my heart and filled it with joy at the same time Some of the issues dealt with and scenarios present in the plot crumbled my faith in humanity It hurts to think about what some people have to go through when simply wanting to be themselves It was difficult to read but I think This was such a fantastic, insightful, brilliantly written book I absolutely flew through it, the writing style was so comfortable and easy to read and flowed ...3.5 starsLoved the introductory exploration of trans issues in this book, even if it faltered in other areas The Art of Being Normal follows two protagonists who both go to Eden Park School David Piper, a biological male who has always wanted to be a girl, and Leo Denten, an outsider with dark secrets of his own Though the two seem quite different David,reserved and wistful, Leo,moody and confrontational a twist of fate brings them together in ways neither of them expect.I app 3.5 starsLoved the introductory exploration of trans issues in this book, even if it faltered in other areas The Art of Being Normal follows two protagonists who both go to Eden Park School David Piper, a biological male who has always wanted to be a girl, and Leo Denten, an outsider with dark secrets of his own Though the two seem quite different David,reserved and wistful, Leo,moody and confrontational a twist of fate brings them together in ways neither of them expect.I appreciated Lisa Williamson s willingness to tackle a trans character and the challenges they face She makes David s struggle to accept himself a central part of the plot while writing his dual perspective with Leo in a way that maintains a solid pace for the story as a whole David and Leo both have strengths and weaknesses, which humanizes them waythan if they had been perfect Christ figures The Art of Being Normal flowed well, which I attrib...I couldn t finish this,it deals with an incredibly important issue and relevant topic in today s society but the book just felt like a generic ya book.I wanted to read this book for the trans character and to see how well the story would deal with the issue but after 110 pages I couldn t even really get to the core issue because the writing,dialogue and story were so painfully cliche.The story screams American cliche high school trash that we see in...

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02 September 2017

Lisa Williamson