I liked this book a lot, while I haven't read any of Judith Butlers other works (and I've heard they are better in some respects) this one seems to deal with some of the core theoretical issues. It is a book that is disjointed and round-about but carries a picture of what it means to constitute an identity throughout. The core themes are on what is always excluded in identity construction and how norms gain force through reiteration.

Lori is borrowing this book