We ARE the Difference. Life is a Story - story.one

A Scream

Bewertung am 19.07.2025
Bewertungsnummer: 2543974
Bewertet: Buch (Gebundene Ausgabe)

We ARE the Difference is a lyrical scream. A nonbinary narrator tells us a story about their (I hope this is the right pronoum) life. We Are the Differnce is a honest book about racism, transphobia and ableism. It made me think a lot and is very well written. It's a must read for everybody, but please check the TW.

Not what I expected

Kalanthia am 21.07.2025
Bewertungsnummer: 2545793
Bewertet: Buch (Gebundene Ausgabe)

Luca Rosner's story - or rather: stream of consciousness-like monologue about their journey felt very honest and raw while reading it, at times some of the words were like an open wound. Especially in the beginning, many lines and descriptions made me relate to the author. I expected to learn more autobiographical details about the author's life, however they keep experiences and trauma often quite vague and leave a lot of guesswork to the reader. Unfortunately, the lack of a plot became monotonous after a while, and created a disconnect between me and text towards the end. I liked the intermediality - there are lots of abstract illustrations, some QR codes, links to sound bites, social media, stickers... that is something I've rarely seen in books although the possibility to reference other (online) media has existed for some time now. On a teeny-tiny sidenote, I would have prefered a clear indication which paragraphes were written by the author and which ones were created with the help of AI. Overall, the emotional rawness made Luca's book very poetic in my opinion and I appreciated the reading experience.