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Title: Trans-Sister Radio by Chris Bohjalian ISBN: 0-375-70517-1 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 14 August, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.92 (74 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: a beautiful and compelling page turner
Comment: Once again Chris Bohjalian has been able to write a compelling, disturbing and heartwarming novel - from a unique point of view - and has taken what could have become a tawdry subject and written a beautiful, intriguing novel.
Trans-sister Radio is a novel in five parts - as it is told from four points of view and it also uses excerpts of an NPR radio interview. Like the other novels by Bohjalian that I have read - this novel takes place in a small town in Vermont - which makes the topic that much more interesting . Dana Stevens, a college professor meets and falls in love with Allie - the divorced mother of Carly - who is about to leave for college. The romance is going smoothly for both Dana and Allie until he tells her that he is planning on having a sex change at the end of the summer.
This is the story of Dana and Allie's relationship - from falling in love through Dana's operation and how they handle the small mindedness of their neighbors as well as how Allie's ex-husband Will, who is still in love with Allie, and her daughter Carly deal with the situation.
To say that this is an unusual book with a unique topic is an understatement but the reader will find much to enjoy in Trans-Sister Radio. Chris allows each character to develop individually as well as through each of the other characters experiences. As we can "hear" each person's thoughts as well as see how their actions (or in-actions in some cases) effect one another.
I can't say enough about this book - I could not put it down. While the topic may seem hard to swallow - it is well worth reading, whether you would agree or disagree with Dana and Allie's choices. In a lesser author's hands this book would not amount to much, but in Chris's deft and able hands - it is a beautiful book and a fabulous read.
Rating: 5
Summary: A powerful page-turner...
Comment: I bought this book because I enjoyed Midwives, and because I am the kind of person who likes a good controversy. I expected I would learn a little about the condition known as gender dysphoria and sexual reassignment surgery, and hoped the actual plot would be interesting enough to keep me involved until the end. Imagine my surprise when I read the book in three days and was sorry to see the story end! (As a full-time office manager, part-time college student and mother of a 2-year-old, 3 days is pretty impressive.)
The author tells the story of Dana, a man who has always known he's a woman on the inside, and Allison, a free-spirited school teacher. The pair form a relationship a few months before Dana's planned sexual reassignment surgery. Although Allison is devastated when she first hears of Dana's plans, she decides to stand by him through his transition - much to the dismay of their fellow citizens in rural Vermont. Suddenly, Allison's students are being withdrawn from school, and they find themselves in the middle of a major controversy.
The story is told from several viewpoints: Dana's and Allison's, as well as those of Allison's college-age daughter, and also her former husband's, who works for The Vermont Public Radio and does a piece on the couple. I won't talk about the ending, but let's just say it was unforseen.
Rating: 4
Summary: Think outside the box
Comment: A fun read. Very thought provking. stretches the mind to places it maybe hasn't been before. Provides for a lot of bookclub converstation.
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Title: WATER WITCHES by Chris Bohjalian ISBN: 0684826127 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 08 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Law of Similars by Chris Bohjalian ISBN: 0679771476 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 14 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Buffalo Soldier : A Novel by Chris Bohjalian ISBN: 0375725466 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 25 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Midwives: A Novel by Chris Bohjalian ISBN: 0375706771 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: 08 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Idyll Banter : Weekly Excursions to a Very Small Town by CHRIS BOHJALIAN ISBN: 1400052157 Publisher: Harmony Books Pub. Date: 16 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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