"Tarantula" by Thierry Jonquet (Serpent's Tail, 2005, 124 pages, ISBN 1-85242-895-3) Amazon
Having seen this in some discussions on TGComics I was interested to read this story. This a short, but deeply disturbed, story of obsessive revenge taken by a gifted plastic surgeon on the men who wrecked his daughters life. I felt the author was being a bit too clever in the story was told in the form of a series of flash backs to the various characters as it developed. It is arguable that there are no characters for whom we should really have much sympathy except for the daughter Viviane who is a wreck in an asylum.
I cannot really say that I enjoyed reading this.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
"Girl" by David Thomas
"Girl" by David Thomas (Penguin Books, 1995. ISBN 0-45-118421-1) Amazon
I first read this book several years ago and have read it many times since, and when my original copy was lost I replaced it.
The plot involves a young man, Bradley Barrett, who goes into hospital to have his wisdom teeth removed and, after a mix up with the trolleys, is given the sex change that another patient was expecting. Unsurprisingly he is a bit perturbed when he wakes to be faced by an angry transsexual, with a swollen face following dental surgery, screaming "You've got my tits" at him.
It is a story that runs through the emotions, often very funny, but frequently sad. I would wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone with in interest in transgender fiction and indeed to anyone in search of a good read. Sadly out of print for a long while, but can be found secondhand.
Click Read More below for a synopsis of the plot that will include spoilers
I first read this book several years ago and have read it many times since, and when my original copy was lost I replaced it.
The plot involves a young man, Bradley Barrett, who goes into hospital to have his wisdom teeth removed and, after a mix up with the trolleys, is given the sex change that another patient was expecting. Unsurprisingly he is a bit perturbed when he wakes to be faced by an angry transsexual, with a swollen face following dental surgery, screaming "You've got my tits" at him.
It is a story that runs through the emotions, often very funny, but frequently sad. I would wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone with in interest in transgender fiction and indeed to anyone in search of a good read. Sadly out of print for a long while, but can be found secondhand.
Click Read More below for a synopsis of the plot that will include spoilers
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