Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Tobi Lakmaker was born in 1994 and lives in Amsterdam. He writes columns for De Groene Amsterdammer and LINDA.meiden. The History of My Sexuality is his first book. Kristen Gehrman has translated the work of Dola de Jong and Lize Spit, among others.Funny, joyous and wholly irreverent... a breath of fresh air... it is incredibly moving to follow Sofie's journey to the place it's possible to become "less of a girl and more of a boy"
Irish Times
Instantly engaging... Lakmaker's version of millennial coming-of-age romance stands apart for its unmatched ability simply to keep the wisecracks coming... No subject is out of bounds for the book's enjoyably zinger-packed candour... It's winningly upfront... You suspect there's a lot more to come from Lakmaker - and I can't wait
Daily Mail
Funny and affecting... In an era that demands people trade in absolutes - affirm exactly who they are, what they feel and believe, while shoring up the boundaries of what a person can be - the phrase "less girl, more boy" is fitting for a novel that depicts life as a process of change, questioning and discovery; and by doing so, touches on something closer to the truth
Guardian
Already a hit in Europe, this coming-of-age debut heralds a charismatic new voice... sharp, funny and deliciously forthright
Bookseller
Sharp and beguiling... Tobi Lakmaker explores ideas of gender and sexuality with a frank and clear-eyed gaze... The seemingly chaotic and distracted narrative structure thus captures the relationship between gender and sexuality with subtle precision
The Skinny
Rarely does a book make me laugh out loud but this had the honour of doing so. Tobi's writing style hits the sweet spot between comedy and brutality and for me, that's a spot where beautiful stories are told. It's not just a frothy coming-of-age tale, it's a rumination on what it means to lose and find oneself, what loneliness feels like and why we need to talk about it
Debut Digest
A fiery story... Unrelenting and funny
NRC Handelsblaad
An important literary announcement: here is Tobi Lakmaker. And he's here to stay.
De Standaard