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5.0

This biography is extremely well written.   Sandra Pankhurst endured a traumatic and abusive childhood.   She had an extraordinary life, as a transgender woman who survived many dangerous and heartbreakin  situations. She treats the clients of her trauma cleaning business with empathy and compassion.

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4.0

I like the interaction the author has with Sandra Pankurst and the reader. The details of each client and of each event in Sandra's life was written in a captivating manner. There are a few times where Sarah Krasnostein could have pulled back on, like the remarks. It breaks me from the main story. Other than that, a great biography. Wonderful and strong woman, Sandra Pankurst.

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2.0

I started reading this thinking it would be about the trauma cleaning but it is almost entirely the biography of Sandra who owns a trauma cleaning business with only a few stories of the cleaning interspersed between her life story.

Please read the trigger warnings before diving in to this.

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4.0

Beautifully written. Sandra is flawed and has plenty of baggage to go around, and one hell of a life story. There are a lot of trigger warnings due to Sandra's traumatic past and then the nature of her business as a trauma cleaner. So be wary of that going in. But otherwise it's a beautiful book.

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4.5

This was my second read of The Trauma Cleaner within a couple of years. I really loved the audiobook format of this time around - it allowed me to really emerse myself into Sandra's world. What an incredible woman and story. It was interesting to hear the perspective of an older trans woman who transitioned later in life. Her story and what she has turned her life into and for other people is truly incredible. 

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