Comments on: Luna by Julie Anne Peters

By: Valentina

Valentina — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:01:39 +0000

I’ve wanted to read this ever since I saw it the first time! I need need need to get it one of these days.
I think that when talking about LGBT issues, the gays and lesbians are gaining a lot more respect and understanding with the general public than transgenders. There’s still an ongoing debate about whether the T should be included in the LGBT acronym, as some gays feel THEY don’t belong with them and (maybe) viceversa. It just goes to show how transgenders are often rejected by both the mainstream society and the gay community. There’s still so much our society need to learn about them. And I count myself in it.
I’ve grown up in an unconventional family, and as a child I’ve had many different kind of people around including gay men and women, friends of my father and his partner. Some of these friends were sometimes babysitting us. I still remember with fondness a woman called Daphne. We knew she was born a man, but she called herself with a female name, and sounded and looked like a woman, so we, as kids, found only natural to refer to Daphne as “she”. I remember thinking about her sexuality then ( I was around 12) and came to the simple conclusion that she wasn’t a gay man, just a woman born into the wrong body, and thus she was technically straight.
I think I understood it better then. Now I find myself thinking stuff like “but.. but..they were born that way (female or male), you shouldn’t want to change it, they should accept who they are”. Obviously I don’t get it anymore. Or I ask myself more questions.

I’m really looking forward to reading this. It’s necessary to talk about this subject a lot more than it currently is.

By: Staci @ Life in the Thumb

Staci @ Life in the Thumb — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:28:26 +0000

Your review was awesome Chris. I absolutely fell in love with this book a few years ago. I even recommended it to a past student who was dealing with a lot gender identity issues. Working at a middle school can be very rewarding but having to deal with ignorant people is even harder. Thank goodness for writers like this and for readers like you!!!!

By: Kailana

Kailana — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:53:58 +0000

I should read more from her. I never even thought about it… Maybe I will start with this one.

By: Lu

Lu — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:22:22 +0000

And on to the TBR it goes!!! This sounds so great. Your last paragraph was a really wonderful connection to make. I can’t even imagine what it is like to be transgendered. Thank you for reading and reviewing this book!

By: Debi

Debi — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:20:49 +0000

I haven’t yet read any of her books, but am so excited to get to every single one of them! This one really tops my list, but will probably read Define “Normal” first since I already have it. This review was so wonderful, Chris! If it wasn’t already on my wish list, you would have put it there.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:11:59 +0000

This sounds phenomenal. I am definitely adding it to my TBR pile immediately!

By: Aarti

Aarti — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:04:02 +0000

Wow, this sounds fantastic (and very emotional). Will definitely keep an eye out for it.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:57:39 +0000

I picked this one up not long after reading Between Mom and Jo, but this is the first review I”ve seen of it. I’m glad it lived up to expectations. I’m actually saving this one for May when we’re focusing on transgendered issues for the GLBT Challenge (as well as Boylan’s memoir that Eva mentions), but I just finished another Peters book the other day and it was wonderful. I’m beginning to think she can do no wrong.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:11:34 +0000

OH, this sounds so good! I will definitely try to find a copy of it for the GLBT challenge this year!!

By: Nymeth

Nymeth — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:12:58 +0000

Our dearest Debi got me this a while ago I can’t wait to read it. It sounds wonderful!