i feel like i kind of lost something listening to the audiobook (the recording was also really low quality, sadly). i think i would have gotten more out of it if i was really into NYC cultural criticism (i do REALLY want to read some of her translation work, though).

that being said, i think there is a huge lack trans stories from older people, and exponentially so from those who transitioned later in life. im young and a lot of my friends are young trans people too so this was a perspective i dont know a lot about. i really enjoy how lucy navigated going from older, maybe problematic ideals (at least in a modern lense) surrounding what it means to be trans to present day. 

i saw the new york times made a playlist to go along with this book since it contains a lot of musical references, so i plan on listening to that sometime.