Amateur: A True Story about What Makes a Man, Hardcover/Thomas Page McBee

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Contributor(s):Author: Thomas Page Mc Bee From an award-winning writer whose work bristles with "hard-won strength, insight, agility, and love" (Maggie Nelson), an exquisite and troubling narrative of masculinity, violence, and society. In this groundbreaking new book, the author, a trans man, trains to fight in a charity match at Madison Square Garden while struggling to untangle the vexed relationship between masculinity and violence. Through his experience boxing--learning to get hit, and to hit back; wrestling with the camaraderie of the gym; confronting the betrayals and strength of his own body--Mc Bee examines the weight of male violence, the pervasiveness of gender stereotypes, and the limitations of conventional masculinity. A wide-ranging exploration of gender in our society, Amateur is ultimately a story of hope, as Mc Bee traces a new way forward, a new kind of masculinity, inside the ring and outside of it. In this graceful, stunning, and uncompromising exploration of living, fighting, and healing, we gain insight into the stereotypes and shifting realities of masculinity today through the eyes of a new man.  Review citations Library Journal - pg. 76 - 03/15/2018Library Journal Prepub Alert - pg. 76 - 03/15/2018Publishers Weekly / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - 06/18/2018Publishers Weekly / Exceptional Presentation - 06/18/2018Publishers Weekly / Book Of Special Distinction - 06/18/2018Publishers Weekly / Top 15 Book Of The Year - 06/18/2018Publishers Weekly / Highly Recommended - 06/18/2018Kirkus Reviews - 07/01/2018Booklist - pg. 4 - 07/01/2018Shelf Awareness - 08/14/2018