But who wants a good life? Only the lonely.
The Last Time I Wore A Dress, Daphne Scholinski.
When she was fifteen, Daphne was admitted to the first of a string of mental hospitals for 'Gender Identity Disorder'. Which meant, for the most part, she was a tomboy. For the next three years, doctors kept trying to get her to act more like a girl; they completely disregarded her battle with severe depression, a long history of being abused by her father, & multiple sexual assaults - one of the most disturbing happening when the hospital put her in restraints & left her unsupervised. It's a huge indictment on the medical establishment.
Vurt, Jeff Noon.
This book is set in England, only a few years into the future. England is very different though - because of Vurt Feathers. They are drugs that induce virtual reality. The story follows Scribble, and by extension his group of friends called the Stash Riders. Scribble is searching for a way to get his love out from a Feather where she has been imprisoned. I absolutely loved this book - it's really quite weird & all, but it's brilliant. There is a strong theme of incest, which could squick some readers; it's comparative to the 'Flowers In The Attic' series in that respect. If that doesn't bother you & you are into sci-fi, this book might really appeal to you.
When she was fifteen, Daphne was admitted to the first of a string of mental hospitals for 'Gender Identity Disorder'. Which meant, for the most part, she was a tomboy. For the next three years, doctors kept trying to get her to act more like a girl; they completely disregarded her battle with severe depression, a long history of being abused by her father, & multiple sexual assaults - one of the most disturbing happening when the hospital put her in restraints & left her unsupervised. It's a huge indictment on the medical establishment.
Vurt, Jeff Noon.
This book is set in England, only a few years into the future. England is very different though - because of Vurt Feathers. They are drugs that induce virtual reality. The story follows Scribble, and by extension his group of friends called the Stash Riders. Scribble is searching for a way to get his love out from a Feather where she has been imprisoned. I absolutely loved this book - it's really quite weird & all, but it's brilliant. There is a strong theme of incest, which could squick some readers; it's comparative to the 'Flowers In The Attic' series in that respect. If that doesn't bother you & you are into sci-fi, this book might really appeal to you.