On (rather shallow) thought, I think I agree with you about the trans* narrative issue. I'll admit to hoping that Alanna decided that she was content living as a man but that wasn't what happened; she was a woman the whole time. That said (and it's been years since I read it so I might be remembering incorrectly) I think Kaberett has a point, too, in that Alanna didn't seem to deal with any confusion about her identity at all- like, she spent four years (?) living as a man and not once that I can recall, expressed frustration that she couldn't present as she identified because that wasn't what society expected of her.
(also, insert possibly inappropriate squee at you being friends with an author that I have always looked up to as a young writer, problematic material or not! That's awesome!)
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Date: 2012-10-21 12:58 am (UTC)(also, insert possibly inappropriate squee at you being friends with an author that I have always looked up to as a young writer, problematic material or not! That's awesome!)