To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories, "My Brother's Name Is Jessica by Boyne John Book & (pa". That said, here is the original review, where death of the author was a heavy factor. ( Log Out /  As I write for LGBTQIA+ young adults, seeing this book at my local bookshop, with its beautiful rainbow pattern, was pretty exciting. Please enter a number less than or equal to 0. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. View cart for details. He doesn’t care about his gender, because Jason is so good, that she – he – whatever, must keep playing. I know it caused some controversy online but I loved it. Jason, who is older than Sam by four years is a popular kid at school, unlike Sam. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Something went wrong. ( Log Out /  The topic of gender was broached well for young people, young adults, and adults. Could the author please talk to an actual trans person before writing another book like this? I was keen to read this book, and didn’t initially realise it wasn’t primarily aimed at an adult audience. I originally wrote this review a few days ago. Copyright © 1995-2020 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. I had concerns, prompted by the title, as it seemed to be misgendering. Loved this book. There was a certain section, although now I can’t see it at all, but I thought, ‘Oh, great, he actually talked to trans people and consulted people who are in the community about how to properly represent them.’ Seeing as he Inclusive Minds haven’t heard much at all from him ever, it’s a bit difficult to take what he says seriously. Of course, we can analyse everything with the perspective of death of the author, in which the author is removed from book. International shipment of items may be subject to customs processing and additional charges. How this would translate in the rest of the book was a bit of a mystery. ( Log Out /  I mean, trans people in general have the highest suicide, murder, and rape statistics. This is a disaster and a half for them, as they haven’t dealt with this before. He finds time for Sam, helping him with his reading, which he finds tough due to Dyslexia. Get the item you ordered or get your money back. I do NOT have the energy to talk about this but if you can’t understand how fucking awful and transphobic just the title, entire premise, and blurb of MY BROTHERS NAME IS JESSICA is, you’re not listening. So I read 'My Brother's name is Jessica'. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. worldofbooksusa has no other items for sale. Everyone is on edge to hear what the coach will say. I haven’t seen a lot of young adult literature that is so open with having a transgender character, and I was looking forward to seeing how the character was represented. However when it comes to representation, and the author even admitting to not consulting trans people, you have to take this things into consideration when looking at the book. Please try again. Boyne doesn't. Even the title of the book shows how little commitment this book has to respecting the trans community; as soon as Jessica comes out, she's a sister, not a brother. Would have saved me a lot of time. It’s horrifying, and throughout the book I was worried for her. At the time of writing, I hadn’t read anything online, I had just picked up a book in a bookstore and thought it would be interesting to read. The first and main one was when Sam snuck into Jason’s room in the middle of the night and cut off his ponytail. He’s been a bit distant lately, and Sam misses how close they were. A great book - but aimed at a younger audience, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 4, 2019. We’ve witnessed recently an American athlete being banned from competing as a woman because of the hormones she takes. There were a few moments of transphobia that made me cry. Girls want to date him and boys want to b e his best mate. Having read this I immediately demanded to know what on was going on.They didn't know what I was talking about. No obvious damage to. Another hot topic at the moment is what bathroom trans people use. Please try again. This book was excellent as a way to speak to people of all ages. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. I was worried about the protagonist deadnaming his sibling and how this would be done. Sam looks up to his older brother Jason, who provides him with the much needed attention he does not always get from his cabinet minister mother and his father, who is her adviser. No additional import charges at delivery! This book needs a lot of work. Please try your request again later. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. This book has been heavily criticised by transgender community for its allegedly insensitive title and there are numerous one star reviews on GR from people who admit to have never even read the book! There are 0 items available. He’s worried that Jason will quit the team. pic.twitter.com/zhkXqee9Yr. At least this will make a good fire starter. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. But it's passable. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Yesterday I bought and read My Brother’s Name is Jessica by John Boyne (2019), who wrote The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2006). the cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. While it takes a while for Sam and their parents to start calling Jason ‘Jessica’, and for pronouns to start, it was heartwarming to see the love from Rose toward Jessica, especially compared to what some trans youth face. I would recommend this book for anyone, literally anyone. Any international shipping and import charges are paid in part to Pitney Bowes Inc. International shipping and import charges paid to Pitney Bowes Inc. International shipping paid to Pitney Bowes Inc. Any international shipping is paid in part to Pitney Bowes Inc. 30 day returns. It’s so important to have great representation for minorities, and with the growing acceptance of transgender people, but also the vocal transphobia, it’s certainly important for young people to see positive representation. Here are two threads by Jay Hulme who talks about the book. This is addressed slightly by Sam towards he end. Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2019. Genders dumb, football is where it’s at – it’s what’s important. Please try again. At this stage, it’s early in the book, and Sam hadn’t cut off Jason’s hair. The interaction is set up to be awkward, uncomfortable, a scary experience. I found a lot of trans people on twitter were talking about why this book is bad, including normalising transphobia through the protagonist, the parents, and the general community. This is just an insulting, terrible, ill-conceived trash fire of a novel. I do this to maintain coherency with the book. Transitioning is hard for anyone and is just as hard for the family, Boyne really captures that in this honest and heartbreaking books. If you're going to write a story about a community you're not a part of, you need to do everything in your power to get it right. He doesn’t have a lot of friends and is teased for being dyslexic. The blurb didn’t give away a lot, and my bookstore is a bit disorganised (YA, middle school fiction, children’s fiction all in one area. She accepts Jason into her home, and creates a safe environment where she can use her pronouns freely, and call herself Jessica. One day, Jason comes out to his family and tells them he’s a girl. First, I must say that Boyne's actions to promote the book were outright harmful. Don’t use this as a source of what it’s like to be transgender, and take what you read with a grain of salt. One day, Jason announces he was born in the wrong body and is in fact a girl. 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There's a problem loading this menu right now. As a cisgender person, while I do my best to be an ally to my trans siblings, I am aware that my experiences mean I have a bias, and like many cispeople (such as the publishers/editors of this book), I missed a lot of transphobia in the book. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. This was also addressed by Jason saying he uses the disabled bathroom because he can’t use the girls and he doesn’t feel comfortable going to the men’s. This item will be shipped through the Global Shipping Program and includes international tracking. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Please enter 5 or 9 numbers for the ZIP Code. “…I became interested in exploring how a child would deal with complicated issues of gender and sexuality, not when it’s a struggle that they’re facing, but when the srtuggle belongs to someone they love… I don’t know what it’s like to be transgender…  Talking to young transgender people while writing this novel, I was struck by their bravery but, more than that, by their honesty.”.