Started reading this immediately after finishing his first book “Cadence” which was one of the best memoirs I’ve read in a long time. Such an intelligent, insightful and compassionate person, I connected right away with his writing.
Started reading: 16th September 2020
Finished: 24th September 2020
My review: 8/10
Aussie author stats: Although born in the UK, I think Eddie has dual nationality with Australia so I think this book counts as a book by an Aussie author. Genre: Memoir.
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“Cadence” this book is such a beautifully written and moving memoir.
“Danger music” covers the period of Eddie’s life where he quit ABC radio
and moved to Afghanistan to teach music to children in Kabul, which
also coincided with his decision to transition from female to male in
his late 40s. The insights into his time in Kabul and the lives and
challenges of the kids he teaches is a roller coaster of beauty and
heartbreak, and the way he describes his gender dysphoria and relief at
transitioning alongside these experiences is really moving and hopefully
normalising for many cis gendered people who read this who otherwise
might not have knowingly encountered anyone experiencing this. I did
prefer “Cadence” over “Danger music” maybe because of the travel angle
but I highly recommend both books and that you start with “Cadence”.
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