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I enjoyed this book very much. Bohjalian manages to take a controversial and, to some, off-putting topic and imbue it with humanity and immediacy. Not an "issue," but a personal (albeit socially constructed) struggle, the subject of transsexualism is handled deftly in this touching novel. I anticipated the "twist" at the end, but enjoyed watching it emerge, nonetheless. For some petty reason, the entire time I was reading this book I was distracted by wondering whether the NPR plot feature was devised merely to justify the book's exceedingly clever title.

i think if i hadn't already read so much about the transgendered community, i would have found this book more interesting.

with trans-sister radio,you will take a look of human characters with issues larger than they are. tackling here the explosive issue of gender.
this book was impossible to put down, you will love allison banks and university professor dan stevens.

I just love anything Chris Bohjalian writes!

A story about a divorced woman who falls in love with a transsexual man (who is going to have reassignment to become a woman). Interesting look into the transgender issue, but lacking. I found the relationships to be unbelievable, esp the twist at the end of the story. It's just not realistic. Can be graphic at times, & was gripping in places, but overall, just OK for me.

Astonishingly beautiful.

In brief, Allison falls in love with Dana the man. Dana reveals what he has known since childhood - She is a woman in a man's body. And she will soon undergo surgery to correct nature's mistake.

This book could have been a hot mess. Instead, the author tells a compassionate and tender story that asks some important questions about identity. What defines us? Does the soul have gender? What is gender?

An honest book you will interact with on many levels.
Highly recommend.