WOW.

I wasn't sure what to expect when picking up She Wants It: Desire, Power, and Toppling the Patriarchy. I heard about the book on The High Low Podcast (a podcast run by two British journalists) and I decided to follow their recommendation. I have actually never heard of Jill Soloway or their productions Transparent or the TV production of I Love Dick.

Jill Soloway's autobiography travels through their journey from straight, white, cis-gendered mother of two, to identifying as non-binary and a lesbian. Jill tells the story of their family as their dad came out as transgender and how that impacted on their worldview ans family dynamic. I found it very eye-opening and interesting as Jill examined how such events and changes to one's world view can impact on how you examine things. They talked about the creation of their TV show Transparent based on their own family history, the breakdown of their own marriage and then then eventually the emergence of the MeToo movement and the impact that had on their life. There are so many key moments that affect Jill Soloway's life and they draw in so thoughtfully to the novel.

The whole autobiography was very thoughtful, self-aware, introspective and raised so many questions. It really made me question my own preconceptions about gender and identity.

I really enjoyed the whole book and thought it was very well written. I would recommend it to everyone.