As a Woman: What I Learned about Power, Sex, and the Patriarchy After I Transitioned
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Paula Stone Williams
- ISBN：1797128817
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Reviews
Levi Pierpont
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So excited to read this memoir！ If you are not familiar with Williams， watch her TED Talk！ It will make you want to read this。Also， I can't help but remember when she spoke at a conference I attended， and read Wild Geese by Mary Oliver。 It was the first time I had heard the poem， and the first I'd heard of Mary Oliver， and it was only months later that she died。 That memory has always had a special place in my heart， especially the more I've come to love Mary Oliver and many of her other works。P So excited to read this memoir！ If you are not familiar with Williams， watch her TED Talk！ It will make you want to read this。Also， I can't help but remember when she spoke at a conference I attended， and read Wild Geese by Mary Oliver。 It was the first time I had heard the poem， and the first I'd heard of Mary Oliver， and it was only months later that she died。 That memory has always had a special place in my heart， especially the more I've come to love Mary Oliver and many of her other works。Put this book on your tbr， it's gonna be a good one！ 。。。more
L E
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Thank you Goodreads， author and publisher for the free advanced copy。 I have been wanting to read a book by a transgender woman about her journey， what it was like presenting as a man versus a woman regarding how society treated her。 Very interesting and validating。
Cavak
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Okay。 Wow。When I first opened this book， my intent was reading about someone's life story。 What is it she has to say and why。 Admittedly， most of my gut interest was through the title and that it was listed as LGBTQ+。 And that fabulous woman on the cover。 Blind interest away！So I did not expect to learn as much as I did while reading。 Or to be as moved as I was。I cannot remember the last time I read a LGBTQ+ written work that addresses religion with such humility。 Often the author or main charac Okay。 Wow。When I first opened this book， my intent was reading about someone's life story。 What is it she has to say and why。 Admittedly， most of my gut interest was through the title and that it was listed as LGBTQ+。 And that fabulous woman on the cover。 Blind interest away！So I did not expect to learn as much as I did while reading。 Or to be as moved as I was。I cannot remember the last time I read a LGBTQ+ written work that addresses religion with such humility。 Often the author or main characters are secular， and religious figures are often cardboard cutouts。 Sometimes religion is used as a scapegoat for why someone may not be allowed to prosper。But despite being born and raised in an emotionally toxic environment， Paula doesn't do that。 Of course， she acknowledges that there are flaws and highlights the ostracization she went through herself。 Even key moments of skepticism when she cried "Oh God， why？" at her lowest points。 Yet somehow she keeps her faith。 She shares her faith。Really， that's a good summary of this entire memoir。 Paula shares， and she does it with the grace of someone who's still living to tell it。 She doesn't expect everyone who has read her book to be kind or forgiving to her life choices。 She shares in the hopes that somehow it will help the ones who really need it。 To tell them they are not alone。 To lend a gesture of kindness to the ones who want to emphasize and may not know how。When I realized that this was still being written during the pandemic lockdown last year， I'm blown away at how recent the reactions to her transition truly is and the emotional processing she has been going through since then。 That she managed to get such a personal book written and published to this length at all is amazing。That's pretty powerful stuff to me。As a Woman probably isn't going to win any writer's awards for its craft。 The writing is brief and very casual， sometimes a bit repetitive in the second half。 Please do give this book a chance if you're open to learning and listening to a world view that may not be your own。 You might have a nice takeaway from Paula's thoughtfulness。Or you know， visit the likely reasons why she got a book deal。 Watch the Tedx Talks with her as a speaker or read her blog if you can't get the book but would like to support her family anyway。 I'm sure she'd appreciate that。I received the book for free through Goodreads Giveaways。 。。。more
Milan
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Okay let me say this here！ I am all for lgbt+ books because it brings out diversity that is not included in most media in life。 That being said it felt like a godsend getting this book in the mail one day; so i read it。 We
a duck
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** I received an advance review copy for free through a Goodreads GiveawayStone Williams’ “As A Woman” is a fascinating insight into the difficult process of transitioning genders and losing privilege in a society dominated by misogynistic standards and transphobic views。 I came at this book knowing nothing about the author or her journey， but I was amazed to find how much it impacted me from the very first chapter。 As a devout Catholic and bisexual woman， Williams’ struggles to fit into her Chu ** I received an advance review copy for free through a Goodreads GiveawayStone Williams’ “As A Woman” is a fascinating insight into the difficult process of transitioning genders and losing privilege in a society dominated by misogynistic standards and transphobic views。 I came at this book knowing nothing about the author or her journey， but I was amazed to find how much it impacted me from the very first chapter。 As a devout Catholic and bisexual woman， Williams’ struggles to fit into her Church while coming to terms with her gender identity both personally and publicly resonated with me on a deep personal level。 I was so excited to see another woman in the LGBTQ+ community who maintained her relationship with her faith throughout her coming out， while also exploring the ways in which the Church that had once accepted her became a source of discrimination and pain。 Further， I found her accounts of the loss of privilege from her time presenting as man to the days when she presented as a woman to be incredibly interesting， and would recommend anyone read this book if only to gain insight into these comparisons。 It is astounding， especially when presented from Williams’ point of view， how different everyday life can be for men and women in the US。 I did， however， have some issues with the book。 Williams presents some fascinating and salient ideas， but there are several passages where her writing style is choppy and discontinuous。 The overall flow of the book is interrupted by short， staccato sentences and marred by repetition。 Sometimes she presents an idea and quickly pivots to a different anecdote or theme， leaving the reader behind wondering how exactly she got there。 I wish the book had been structured a bit better to allow the many ideas that Williams discusses to shine through more。 。。。more
Bri
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This memoir was a fantastic read！ Paula Stone Williams writes about her life as a transgender woman， her struggles， successes， and the differences and inequalities of men and women。 A perspective that was super interesting to learn about。 Totally recommend putting this on your TBR list！
Sharon
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It was okay， though I flat disagree with a lot of the issues raised。 I think it has a niche interest group。this was a goodreads giveaway。
Beth Shultz
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This book is not good at all。 And that is all I'm going to say。 This book is not good at all。 And that is all I'm going to say。 。。。more
Erin
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Giveaway Win！
Cari
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