{"product_id":"jess-9781926891958","title":"Jess","description":"\u003cp\u003eJess used to be a man. Then he found himself in a female body. It wasn't funny. (Why would anyone even think it was?)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There's a scene in \u003cem\u003eTootsie\u003c\/em\u003e (1982) that is surely one of the most unacclaimed scenes of all time: Dustin Hoffman's character, Michael, as 'Dorothy', makes a suggestion on the set, and the director dismisses it out of hand. As I remember it, Hoffman's face-conveying surprise, confusion, indignation-shows perfectly Michael's reaction to the absence of (and, just maybe, awareness of) the advantage\/s he's been receiving just because he's male. The entire movie should've been about that. Just that. It wasn't. And so I wrote \u003cem\u003eJess\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Jess'] perspective on being a girl and woman while having memories of being a man offers an understanding I'd never thought of. Really interesting book.\" poolays, LibraryThing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Very interesting book. ... Definitely worth reading.\" Dan, Goodreads\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Magenta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781926891958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.36d","brand":"Peg Tittle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52829739581621,"sku":"9781926891958","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781926891958.jpg?v=1786946951","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/jess-9781926891958","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}