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Summary: the gentle nature of David
Review: i watched David being interviewed on t.v along with his twin. My goodness some people have the spirit that inspires.Very much like the boy who is in the world record as the most abused child. They share this agony with a plain and simple logic.All along we know they went through hell and now they display such candor and reality.These tragedies are real and as a child of abuse, i too know that no one can get inside the personal pain one feels.It helps to discuss such matters and helps one to release and let-go and then move on.Many thanks to those who bear their heart and share their story so that we all can live a better life.Live a better life with a compassion and understanding without prejeduce and pain......
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Summary: Yet another reason to avoid circumcision
Review: If this tragic story doesn't convince American parents to avoid circumcising their sons, I don't know what will. A sad story with a triumphant ending. A cautionary tale that should warn *everyone* not to follow advice simply because the giver has some letters after their name.
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Summary: A Must Read!
Review: If you have any interst in the nature vs nurture debate over psychsexual gender indenty development this is a title you must read! Thoroughly researched and a wonderfully written page turner. I had a hard time putting it down!
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Summary: Couldn't put it down!
Review: I ordered _As Nature Made Him_ after hearing an interview with the author and the subject on NPR ... when the book arrived, I read it cover to cover in 26 hours. It's a fascinating account of a terribly sad situation, made readable and understandable by the clear and candid writing. The story of a child who goes from boy to girl back to boy could have been lewd or too painful to read; instead, Colapinto carefully and extensively presented the scientific background and expressed the emotional aspects without dwelling on them. The sprinkling of photographs answers natural reader curiosity -- did he look like a girl? Did he look like a boy? -- without providing so many as to appear invasive to the family presented. An intensely thought-provoking book; I've already got a list of people who want to borrow it!
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Summary: From Tears To Cheers For David
Review: Never before have I reviewed in print a book I had read. After reading As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised As A Girl, I am compelled to do so. My husband and I were almost exactly the same age as Ron and Janet when we married in 1964 and had our first child the same year. Maybe this is the reason I've had such a reaction to this story. Whatever the reason, I've cried and become heartsick at what this family endured. Over the years I've become disallusioned with the "experts" in medicine as well as other fields and realize that what is taken as gospel truth at one point in time may be dismissed entirely at another. While the botched circumcision, David's hell growing up, the guilt of his parents were all horrible, the part of the story that I found the most terrifying was the arrogance and dismissal of the obvious truth by Dr. Money. I found myself returning to his picture over and over to look evil in the eye. What he did is unforgiveable in the truest meaning of the word. I feel lucky beyond measure that I, as a mother, never met him or another doctor like him! Thank you John Colapinto for telling this story with such sensitivity, to the Reimers, and most of all to David, who after all he had endured could still believe in a God and pray to Him. It sounds like his prayer was answered with Jane!
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Summary: Incredible book
Review: This is one of the most amazing books I've ever read. It's not just the story of the boy who was raised as a girl (which is stunning enough), it's also the suspense-filled story of the medical rivalry that runs parallel to "Brenda's" story. You go through a lot of emotions reading this book--sympathy and horror for the boy's plight--but also outrage and anger over the blindness (and worse) of the medical men. I could not turn the pages fast enough, right up to the very last sentences, which pack a true wallop. I can't recommend this highly informative and thoroughly gripping book enough.
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Summary: Excellent book
Review: A well-written, fascinating account. I am recommending this book to everyone I know.
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Summary: Good Book
Review: I bought this book hoping to really understand what this child went through when he became a she and back again. I got a lot of insight into the Dr.'s mind, what people thought of the doctor, how the doctor manipulated these peoples lives into his own personal laboratory without any concern for them as people. What I didn't get was a real sense of what the child went through. The book makes a lot of sentences sound like statements rather than emotions. I didn't get a sense of how the male twin reacted to much of anything until the last chapter or two of the book. I didn't feel like the author explored the twins relationship very much. The parents did what they could with the knowledge they had at the time and this is evident in the book. Overall, a good, but sometimes difficult slow read.
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Summary: Excellent Read!
Review: A must read for everyone! John Colapinto has done such a marvelous job in sharing David Reamer's compelling, courageous, and heartbreaking story. The facts are presented without condemnation, (even where they were fairly deserved), for the medical/psychological community involved in this boys life. They are equally presented with the upmost respect to the very hard choice these parents had to make and then live with. As the reader, you are taken through the very difficult, unimaginable, journey of David's life. In painstaking detail, you are brought to understanding the decisions that were made, due to very misguided medical/psychological advice. The unthinkable...to take an obviously male child, injured in a freak accident, and raise him as a girl. I walked away with such compassion for David's parents and such respects for David Reamer himself. He has shown so much courage, to come forward now, sharing the details of his childhood. His perseverance has made him a champion of the human spirit! I wish I could meet this man, give him a loving hug, and tell him I wish I could have been his friend, when he needed one the most!
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Summary: Courage versus corruption
Review: David Reimer's story is awe-inspiring. He is one of the most courageous people I've ever heard of, not only because he survived the horrors of Dr. Money's "treatment" and grew into a good man. David is also man enough not to blame his parents, who were clearly desperate for a solution when they met Dr. Money. The doctor, on the other hand, manipulated the parents and exploited the family for his own professional gain, despite seeing David and his family begin to crumble. The "cure" wasn't working, but that didn't matter as long as he could present the case at conferences and keep his funding. The author does a great job telling the story and getting out of the way. My heart goes out to those people struggling in situations like this. I can only pray they stay out of the clutches of a Dr. Money.
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