A Self-Made Man [Paperback]

Paul Hewitt (Author), Jane Warren (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1997

Paul Hewitt was born female. This book presents the sometimes painful, often funny diary of his sex change. Paul's diary takes the reader through his roller-coaster of emotions as he embarks on a new life - his elation as he starts hormone treatment, his first shave and a double mastectomy.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0747249989
• ISBN-13: 978-0747249986
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,445,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The book that makes dreams come true!!!, February 8, 2003

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Scott T. Johnson (Scotland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Self-Made Man (Paperback)

A Self Made Man was a very well written book.
The emotion that was there was fabulous, it was funny, interesting & sad but most of all, for me it was heart warming.

The book gives a very good account of a day to day life of a female to male transsexual, the ups and downs.
The best thing i found was that Paul was really honest and didn't hide the not so good parts of being an FTM.

I would say that the only thing missing from this book was some finer detail....How did he choose the name Paul? Who did he first go to in a medical capacity for help? Were they any good? How long from that point did it take to start testosterone?
I think in a book of this nature the whole point is to try to help others in that situation, which it does, however as i have detailed, i don't think there was enough info about the lead up to starting testosterone.

Paul Hewitts, A Self Made Man gave me the courage to believe that it was time that the little boy that had been inside me for 28 years should come out and breathe for the first time.

So, come on Paul, whats been happening since then? It's time for another!!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good if you don't know any trans people..., December 30, 2008

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G. Challis - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Self-Made Man (Paperback)

I read this book about 8 years ago, when I was starting my transition and reading everything I possibly could find. I was so excited to find this on a trip to NYC. It's fine - nothing horrible, but the writing is awkward and the author or his co-writer mention dozens and dozens of times how incredibly attractive he had been as a woman. Which is fine and all, but really, it just seemed narcissistic after the first 3 or 4. Outside of that, very textbook tranny case, not a ton of insight or reflection, I only finished it out of loyalty and then gave it away. Not awful, but I wouldn't recommend it unless you know NOTHING about ftms and want the safest, most uncomplicated bio possible.