Like a Boy but Not a Boy
By andrea bennet
Published by Arsenal Pulp Press, 2020
269 pages, paperback
Inquisitive and expansive, Like a Boy but Not a Boy explores author andrea bennett’s experiences with gender expectations, being a non-binary parent, and the sometimes funny and sometimes difficult task of living in a body. The book’s fourteen essays also delve incisively into the interconnected themes of mental illness, mortality, creative work, class, and bike mechanics (you can learn a lot about yourself through trueing a wheel).
With thoughtfulness and acute observation, bennett reveals intimate truths about the human experience, whether one is outside the gender binary or not.
Praise for Like a Boy but Not a Boy...
“bennett’s personal experiences serve as the roots of their queer politics. Exploring beyond binary conceptions of gender, bennett shares fresh perspectives on subjects cerebral and practical.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Like A Boy but Not a Boy is a distinctive, appealing, and candid essay collection about nonbinary life.” —Foreword Reviews
“Both moving and illuminating, this stirring series of reflections is definitely worth picking up.” —Publishers Weekly
