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Bizarre, June 2003
Candid interviews with the 'kathoey' themselves, a history of the phenomenon and a whole buncha science make this a ... winner
'Literary Review', May 2003
amongst the personal stories, which Totman tells with sensitivity and insight, there are plenty of statistics... alternately entertaining and poignant.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Should have been better,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Third Sex: Kathoey, Thailand's Ladyboys (Hardcover)
My first reading of this book put me to sleep. This has never happened to me before when reading books about transgenderism. I needed several sittings to read through it. The subject matter was what kept me reading. Parts of the book I found to be quite well written - the stories of 3 young kathoey. In all, but one instance, the telling of the kathoey's stories was interesting. The one reflection where it could have been a lot better was about the 65 year old kathoey in Khoen Khan. I learned a lot about the Buddhist religion and kathoey in Thailand. All of this left me a bit sad though. The condition of kathoey being depicted as paying for previous sins in previous lives. This book should be read by all women with a trangender background who are thinking of moving to Thailand. Things are not as rosey as they appear. Once can even pick up on this when watching the films "The Iron Ladies 1 and 2". Thailand is not transgender heaven. The last chapter about aging kathoey should have not even been written - so little said - 3 pages or so. It appeared as if it was written at the Bangkok International Airport while the auther waited for the flight back to London. The author was in a position to really gather deep insight into the lives of kathoey and the society they live in (are tolerated in). I think he should have put more work into his book than spending time at the cabaret shows which he discusses to much length. Way too much repetition in the book. Oh well, he did lead me to another book - this one about the Hijra in India which I've ordered. Hope it is better. For me this book is a simple 3 - meaning okay.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
'Ladyboys' as they really are.,
By john williams (Derby United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Third Sex: Kathoey, Thailand's Ladyboys (Hardcover)
This is not the sort of salacious account you might read in the newspapers.Nor is it a superficial Western guidebook account of 'transvestite cabarets.' Richard Totman lived with a Thai family for several months listening to the kathoey telling their own stories, and adding an account of their long history as an intrinsic part of Thai culture and their relationship to the nation's religion. But most of all, this a charming account of real human beings.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An interesting and enjoyable read,
By Karen Prince "Tink" (Huddersfield, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Third Sex: Kathoey, Thailand's Ladyboys (Hardcover)
After watching the Ladyboys of Bangkok in Manchester recently, I decided to purchase this book and I'm glad I did. I have not been able to put it down so far and have to force myself to shut it and go to sleep! I know that the research is accurate as my Mother and Father lived abroad near the Kathoey for some time. I like the way that the book is split up, it's like a story but with real people's experiences which the author gained from living with members of the Kahoey combined with actual facts and figures from other researchers.These statistics and other research help to interpret the story of Sowanee (sp?) and her decision to become Kathoey herself and then to go on to provide support as a sister to other would be Kathoey. I can't wait to read the rest. I am at university myself and I find this book most enlightening and it may help me in future with assigments etc.
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