This book was actually first published in 1977 but I discovered it while reading Mary Carr’s book, “The Art of Memior”. If you have ever seen a Vietnam film you have this book to thank for the realistic dialogue and stark images. Almost every film from Full Metal Jacket to Platoon to Apocalypse Now have all taken dialogue directly from this book.
BECOMING NICOLE by Amy Ellis Nutt
I have referenced this book more times this year than any other I have read. When I do not understand something I often do the work necessary to better understand the conversation. At CCRI we recently had an incident where gender signs were removed from the bathroom doors with “Die Faggots” graffitied in place of a welcoming sign of inclusion. I read this and still think about it all these months later. Although the book was published in 2016 it is still so relevant today. This should be more of required reading for all Americans.
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