☆☆☆☆☆: 5 Stars
Have you ever felt like a stranger in your own skin? Katie Rain Hill did her entire life: she was born a boy, but she was actually a girl.
In Katie’s new memoir, Rethinking Normal: A Memoir in Transition, she tells exactly what it was like to grow up knowing she was different. In Katie’s case, she is transgender, but people may feel different for many reasons: for the color of their skin, for their sexuality, or even just for their sense of style. Katie wrote her book wanting to redefine normal—to show people that “normal” doesn’t exist.
Katie was born as Luke. She knew from a young age that she wasn’t in the body she was supposed to be in. She tried to convey her feeling to her mother multiple times, but her mother wouldn’t listen, insisting she would “be okay.” It wasn’t until Katie was fifteen years old that she finally came through to her mother and was able to start hormone treatments.
Katie’s story was very inspirational, and I recommend her memoir to everyone. She described the ups and downs of her life thoughtfully and openly, which allows her readers to connect with her and relate to her. Katie has truly succeeded: she has redefined normal for me, and hopefully for many others.
If you’re in any way interested, pick up a copy of her book. You won’t regret it.
Have you ever felt like a stranger in your own skin? Katie Rain Hill did her entire life: she was born a boy, but she was actually a girl.
In Katie’s new memoir, Rethinking Normal: A Memoir in Transition, she tells exactly what it was like to grow up knowing she was different. In Katie’s case, she is transgender, but people may feel different for many reasons: for the color of their skin, for their sexuality, or even just for their sense of style. Katie wrote her book wanting to redefine normal—to show people that “normal” doesn’t exist.
Katie was born as Luke. She knew from a young age that she wasn’t in the body she was supposed to be in. She tried to convey her feeling to her mother multiple times, but her mother wouldn’t listen, insisting she would “be okay.” It wasn’t until Katie was fifteen years old that she finally came through to her mother and was able to start hormone treatments.
Katie’s story was very inspirational, and I recommend her memoir to everyone. She described the ups and downs of her life thoughtfully and openly, which allows her readers to connect with her and relate to her. Katie has truly succeeded: she has redefined normal for me, and hopefully for many others.
If you’re in any way interested, pick up a copy of her book. You won’t regret it.