The narrative of this book has small sections of more educational content on the trans or queer community that are clearly delineated and work really well with the narrative.

I also tend to love musings on early career building as a 20 something figuring out what to do with life. This book would have been worth it to read if only for learning that I am not the only person over 18 to have been carded for a PG-13 movie, he handled this with much more grace than I did. I related so hardcore to the annoyance of being perceived as a person much younger than you are. I figured out towards the end of the book that his home town is about 20-30 minutes from where I lived for a few years as a small child. I found this book incredibly relatable and assume that a wide array of people will agree with me here. I loved this book and genuinely think it is terrific. Despite that, I am delighted to have to eat crow on my assertion that I would no longer read internet peoples books (I am also dying to read Akilah Hughes' Obviously). I have been known to lightly trash talk some internet people turned authors. I am a pretty regular viewer of his youtube content and am eagerly awaiting more of his podcast. I started as an occasional Will it Waffle viewer and was probably aware of his youtube channel because I was deep into the Harry Potter side of the internet as soon as I was on the internet. Quick acknowledgment, I have been following Bird's online presence for quite some time. We get a glimpse into many aspects of what it is like growing up trans, a Texan, a Harry Potter nerd, and the struggles of early adulthood. The narrative is so tight, funny, and informative without feeling unapproachable. Sorted is a memoir following Jackson Birds life through the lens of gender. When a true story, on any scale, is written well with a cohesive narrative, it completely kicks ass. This is the kind of memoir that makes me remember why my fantasy, science fiction, and YA farce loving self also sort of thinks non-fiction might be the best genre. I am so excited to buy my finished copy of this book if preordering if your jam than 100% go and do that right about now. I received this book from NetGalley, all opinions are my own!

Sorted by Jackson Bird