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Search - As Nature Made Him : The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl
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In 1967, after a twin baby boy suffered a botched circumcision, his family agreed to a radical treatment that would alter his gender. The case would become one of the most famous in modern medicine -- and a total failure. As Nature Made Him tells the extraordinary story of David Reimer, who, when finally informed of his medical history, made the decision to live as a male. A macabre tale of medical arrogance, it is first and foremost a human drama of one man's -- and one family's -- amazing survival in the face of terrible odds.
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Debbie B. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Wow, this story was so sad! Incredible to believe that doctors would ever think that gender identity is anything BUT biological! It does get very technical in parts; the best parts of the story are the ones where David himself is recounting his tragic story.
Heather S. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
the author does a great job of conveying the trials and tribulations this man went through. the things that happened to him were horrible, and it is sad that they still go on today. a very emotional read.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was an interesting and well written book about a true life case of a boy who, after an accident, was raised a girl. This is the same author that wrote about this case in Rolling Stone Magazine.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Not the best book I've ever read. To technical, not enough personality.
Christina B. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really enjoyed parts of this book! The biographical portions were most interesting to me. I was not as interested in the literature review of ALL of the studies and backgrounds of all of the doctors. However, I would still recommend this book! It was a quick read.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I thought this book started out really strong, but lost my interest in the last few chapters as it strayed away from David and went in to tiresome details. The first three quarters of the book were great though.
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Dana W. (This is about a healthy baby born a boy. On the morning of April 27, 1966 a circumcision goes horribly wrong. Adults and Doctors make a decision to change the boy into a girl. This book is both fascinating and heartbreaking.
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