Iris Gottlieb

Seeing Gender is an of-the-moment investigation into how we express and understand the complexities of gender today. Deeply researched and fully illustrated, this book demystifies an intensely personal—yet universal—facet of humanity. Illustrating a different concept on each spread, queer author and artist Iris Gottlieb touches on history, science, sociology, and her own experience. This book is an essential tool for understanding and contributing to a necessary cultural conversation, bringing clarity and reassurance to the sometimes confusing process of navigating ones' identity. Whether LGBTQ+, cisgender, or nonbinary, Seeing Gender is a must-read for intelligent, curious, want-to-be woke people who care about how we see and talk about gender and sexuality in the 21st century.… (altro)

To paraphrase the Beetlejuice musical again: God, I hope you’re ready for a book about DEATH!

Like You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife this is an illustrated contemplation of mortality and the unknowable nature of the afterlife.

I might contest an assertion here or there, but I rather agree with the central concept of acknowledging death as an inevitability, reflecting on and grieving about that as part of living, while accepting that it will still be painful and scary to experience when it happens to others or comes for you.

My main quibble is that the book is a bit brief and shallow, tending toward pages that are more meme ready than worthy of deep contemplation. But it is still a useful prod down uncomfortable corridors of thought.… (altro)

Iris Gottleib (they/them) gives an illustrated guide for readers of any age to understand the complexities in how people choose to express their gender. Through defininitions, explinations through story telling, minute bios, and quick history, readers will walk away with vocabulary and

What I Loved:

I love how this book is appropriate for ages 10 and up. There are some words that are a bit complex, but with the use of illustrations, including infographs, this book can help young people understand others, as well as themselves. The same goes for anyone who is trying to understand complexities of gender within themselves or someone close to them. It does so in a non judgemental way explains vocab and etiquette and does so in a captivating way.

What I Missed:

While this book is extremely comprehensive to how people choose to express themselves, I wish there were a few guidelines for people to have these conversations with others. Including how to advocate for yourself to those who refuse to validate your expression,… (altro)