![]() ![]() On the other hand, he struggles with the fact that (even within the queer community) there is a pressure to conform to certain categories, while he knows that his non-binary, shapeshifting identity is about refusing to do just that. Talking about their debut, non-binary author Andrea Lawlor explained: "I sometimes describe the novel as thinly veiled autobiographical fiction, but of course I am not literally a shapeshifter." (The book also proves that they must have a great sense of humor! :-)) Paul/Polly is torn, because on the one hand, he is happy with who he is and enjoys having sex with different people - this is a sex positive story. (Lawlor doesn't use "they" in the narrative, because this option didn't exist in the 90's - the person who is both Paul and Polly is always referred to as "he"). ![]() ![]() Wrapped in this surging tale full of sex and adventure, there is also a love story: Polly enters a relationship with a lesbian who struggles with the fact that he is a man AND a woman. This book is wild and hypnotic and unusual - it defies categorization, thus staying true to its topic: Can people overcome the compulsion to categorize others? Set in 1993, our protagonist Paul Polydoris is a 22-year-old queer shapeshifter who - sometimes as Paul, sometimes as Polly - explores the gay scene in Iowa City and from there drifts to Boystown, Provincetown and finally to San Francisco. ![]()
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