The Art of Being Normal

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I felt The Art of Being Normal so accurately captured the feelings one experiences when you are different, when you are bullied, and how you just wish you could hide to avoid the ridicule and abuse. Williamson created such complex characters that you feel for and root for, characters you think about after the book is over. Even if once the story hits its stride you have a feeling how the plot will unfold, you're completely drawn into the characters' lives and you want to know what is going to happen. Creo que este es una buena novela que te hace reflexionar sobre muchas cosas y que te ayuda a entender un poco más sobre el tema, una trama entretenida y un libro fácil de seguir, con unos personajes bien construidos que hacen más ágil la lectura y con unos giros en la trama bastantes inesperados, en pocas palabras es un libro muy bien escrito y que debería leer todo el mundo para entender más sobre cosas que son "normales" y no deberían ser un tema que importe, simplemente dejar ser cómo algo común y sin más, una novela que recomiendo completamente para una lectura ligera y bien escrita que te dejará muchas cosas.

An amazing step forward in diversity in publishing, not such a step forward in engrossing storytelling.

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On a meta level, and reportedly unitentionally, the two protagonists share their names with an iconic Hollywood duo. La historia de El arte de ser normal se construye alrededor de dos protagonistas. Ambxs nos cuentan su historia como narradores homodiegéticos (ya que son actantes directos en la obra) en primera persona. Lo que hace que nos transmitan muchísimo más todo el cúmulo de emociones que sienten día a día por su condición de género. Se va alternando la narración de uno y otro y suelen narrar varios capítulos seguidos. Me gustó mucho el tipo de narrador elegido para la novela porque nos acerca más a la situación de los protagonistas. It's not the perfect book, but it's heartbreakingly beautiful, and emotional, and heartfelt. It's outstanding. What the Hell, Hero?: Leo gets one from his aunt Kerry upon returning from his brief escapade to Kent.

I can't really put it into words because my brain is silly, but as a trans person, I felt uncomfortable reading this, especially as it was written by a cis author and it was specifically taking about someone being trans. To me, it wasn't an accurate representation of what it was like to be trans, and this goes on the list of 'disappointing trans books' along with 'What We Left Behind' by Robin Talley. Jade-Colored Glasses: Leo's mother has these on at all times. Ironically, she plays a lot of bingo.

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Trans Relationship Troubles: Leo gets rejected by his crush after coming out and then gets Forced Out of the Closet by his crush's friends.