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This is Ivan at their rawest and is the kind of book that could only be written during a pandemic that leaves us alone with our thoughts, past, and future. Thank you Ivan for this book. I promise to write you a letter soon.
This is a book that everyone should read. Be prepared for all the feelings...
I loved this book. The book description says it better than I can. So much beauty in the writing style. Example: “A kid with a question that isn’t really a question at all. A kid with a little seedling of themselves wrapped up in the disguise of a question, and he or she or they hold it in there, in sweaty palms, and lift it into the space between us, and unwrap it just a little, just enough to let a bit of light leak onto it. Gymnasium floor beneath our feet and the smell of someone’s armpits f...
I always enjoy Ivan Coyote's books, and they always add to my understanding of gender-diversity. When the Covid pandemic hit, all of Ivan's speaking engagements were canceled, so they started answering a huge backlog of letters and emails from fans. This book includes a few of the most special and touching letters, and Ivan's often long and very personal replies. Some day, when the pandemic is over, I would love to hear Ivan speak.
This was a fantastic collection of letters. Ivan did a great job of expressing their thoughts in response to letters from fans and attendees of their shows. Ivan's responses really opened my eyes to the challenges that trans people face on a daily basis. I can't even imagine having to go through the b.s. they have to go through just to use a bathroom.Thank you for writing this and for helping cisgender people understand the LGBTQA2+ world and for opening honest and informative discussions. Also,...
If you loved Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar, I think you would love this book. Both the letters that were submitted to Ivan Coyote, and the author's responses to them are so filled with so much boundless humanity. Almost all of the correspondence touches on those who identify as trans, or non-binary, or queer, or some combination thereof, and yet each person has something very specific to say, and Coyote has something very specific to respond with. However, beyond...
first tear: page 18
Listened to Coyote read their own stories and found them very moving. Strongly recommend, especially for those interested in hearing a non-binary perspective.
Read this to connect with yourself or someone who is outside of yourself. The letters and stories shared in this collection moved me and that's the best kind of reading.
This is tremendously thoughtful and kind and wise and full of grace.
What about absolute heart filling joy this book is. Ivan's tenderness, care, empathy, and soul burst off the page. Tears abound while reading this one and I have the buzzing urge to write Ivan a letter now.And as much as Ivan's skillful storytelling makes this such a beautiful read, those that they have corresponded with, those who initiated these letter exchanges need to be thanked for their stories. Beautiful, just beautiful.
Everyone should write more letters. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
Ivan Coyote writes the best books, and, as it turns out, also the best letters. This is a collection of favourite letters received by Ivan, and Ivan's letters back. The pandemic finally provided the time they needed to catch up with a collection of correspondence that needed slow, thoughtful responses. Ivan is, as always, kind, compassionate, thoughtful, tender, funny and generous. The world needs more Ivan. And the people who write to Ivan are also interesting and thoughtful people who write go...
Cried a lot.
This book made me want to draft poetic letters. I wrote letters! Maybe someday I'll even send letters!This book shook something out of me and I'm better for it. I laughed, cried, and smiled a lot.
The COVID-19 pandemic changed all our lives. For many of us, we had more free time than ever as we became secluded in our homes for months on end. Unable to tour, writer and storyteller Ivan Coyote took their newfound free time to sit down and answer correspondence they’ve received from people over the years. CARE OF is a collection of those letters complete with Ivan’s responses.It’s hard to review this one, if I’m being honest. I wrote, deleted and re-wrote it a handful of times. What is
Ivan is so generous with their words and time, listening to them will make you cry.
Such a sweet book, birthed by a global pandemic. Ivan writes responses to notes and letters they’ve received over the years of public speaking and storytelling. The pandemic finally creating the time and space to take a deep breath and dive into folders of saved messages. The letters are so care full. I think I cried for the first time on page 2 of their first response. So much care and love and connection throughout this book, centering trans and queer experiences and all the subtleties and div...
There are so many different people with different stories in here and Ivan responds to them with such sincerity and intelligence. This is a really good, heartfelt book that I would recommend to anyone, but especially queer people who don't quite fit in. I definitely recommend the audiobook, as it's read by Ivan Coyote themself and is their excellent storytelling and performing prowess transfers to the audio ***Thank you to Libro.fm and the publisher for providing me a copy of this in exchange fo...
