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Norah Vincent: Self-Made Man (2006, Penguin (Non-Classics)) 4 stars

A journalist's provocative and spellbinding account of her eighteen months spent disguised as a manNorah …

Review of 'Self-Made Man' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I recognize the apparent stereotype-enforcing faults of this book, but I can't say that I disagree with her assessment of her experience. I'd be interested to know if anyone has a better book recommendation on this topic, because Vincent came across as incredibly brave, strong-minded, and reflective in this memoir. It is not meant to be a scientific account, but a social experiment. In her own words, it is "just my view of things, myopic and certainly inapplicable to anything so grand as a pronouncement on gender in American society."