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Man Alive: A True Story of Violence, Forgiveness and Becoming a Man

by Thomas Page McBee

City Lights. 2014. 172p. ISBN 9780872866249. pap. $15.95.

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McBee uses the two most influential men in his life—his abusive father and a mugger who threatened to kill him—to create his personal definition of manhood as he transitions from female to male. Veering closer to creative nonfiction than autobiography, this book is moving, beautifully written, and definitely worth purchasing.

Reviewed by K.R. Roberto , Jun 01, 2016

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