I knew from watching the Queer Eye that Tan is charming, stylish and knows how to dress himself and others, I didn't realize how strong a person he is. In his memoir Tan offers a lot of encouragement to young people who may be full of doubts about their self worth and who may be lacking in confidence. A very energetic person with a wicked sense of humour he writes engagingly, Tan's autobiography is a quick and a very enjoyable read with a bit of a self help manual thrown into it. He offers sensible advice on dressing and suggestions related to numerous specific garments to be worn or NOT (belts, cowboy boots etc.), as well as advice on dating, creating own business and marriage. The e-copy of the book offered by Netgalley I read, contained no illustrations or photographs other than simple graphics at each chapter's opening. I imagine that photographs would be a big asset to such book of which big portion is style advice. Definitely empowering to visible minorities and LGBTQ community it is a fun confidence building read.

Funny, lovely, and inspiring memoir from the elegant Tan France. I think it's also important because his story gives us insight on the lives of POC who are also part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Tan from South Yorkshire only wanted to retire after a grueling but successful few years of running his fashion labels. He was fraying at the seams from the tremendous pressure, and wanted to spend more time with his husband, maybe start a family. He never planned on being famous, never thought he would go on to being one of the most recognisable and loved faces in the TV-watching world.

When the world saw him on the first episode of the newly-zjooshed Queer Eye was also the first time he had ever been in front of the camera ever, but as we all know, three seasons in and Tan (together with the other four) have gotten their art down to an ... well, art.

Naturally Tan is an easy read and wonderful insight to Tan France's life before Queer Eye and how it changed his life after. He speaks about meeting his husband Rob and the steadfastness of their relationship through his fashion career and TV career, about his own experience of growing up as a gay South Asian kid in England, and how he feels the weight of responsibility of being brown and gay in the very public eye.

As a great fan of Queer Eye myself, anything these guys do are of interest to me and a memoir of Tan's life so far was too good to pass up. I was not disappointed. Tan reveals a lot about the casting process for the show, and how the existing cast already struck up a rapport before any of them were officially cast.

A fun, insightful read and fans, and a great filler while you're waiting for the next season.

ARC courtesy of NetGalley.

I love Tan and the Fan 5, so I was very excited to read this book. I was not disappointed. Tan is fun, interesting, and sassy. He told stories of his childhood and growing up while using clothing items to tell the stories. He may not get as much attention as the other boys on the show, but Tan definitely has a lot to say. I love how the format of the book utilizes his love d clothing to tell a story and he is a very charismatic and interested person. Fun read!

<b>I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review</b>
I am going to be completely honest. I love Tan France. He is my favorite member of the Fab 5. There is no particular reason I love him more than the rest of the gang, but I've always had the feeling that his vibe matched my own. Although our stories and upbringing are completely different, after reading his story, he felt even more relateable to me. You can see how much of a hardworking perfectionist he really is and how he has had the same struggles and anxieties that everyone else has when starting a business, finding your way in life, and navigating relationships.

Something that I felt brought a lot of heart to the book is how much of an emphasis he puts on his marriage. You can just <i>tell</i> that he is head over heels for his husband, and I think their relationship story is so interesting. It doesn't make sense for a South Asian Muslim to marry a Mormon cowboy, but when you think about the cultures they both come from, it completely makes sense that they fit together.

This was such a fun, quick read, full of a hodgepodge of information about fashion, dating, self-help, the <i>Queer Eye</i> production, and Tan's life and background. Even if you aren't a fan of the Netflix show, I think Tan's story is interesting and well-worth reading.

I am a moderate fan of Queer Eye and out of the cast I really wanted to know more about Tan because of us sharing a South Asian heritage. This book did not disappoint! As expected from Tan we got a lot of tips for fashion and even some lifestyle advice as well. In this book Tan shared his significant moments in his life that lead up to him being cast for Queer Eye. I really think this is well written and very entertaining read for anyone, especially if you're a fan of Queer Eye or if you appreciate the South Asian and gay representation Tan France has given us.

As an obsessed Queer Eye fan, I was incredibly excited to read Tan’s memoir. Naturally Tan is the perfect title for this book: Tan is unapologetically himself as he recounts his life and gives his honest opinion on topics like marriage, cowboy boots, partying, women’s swimwear and so on. Tan may be the famous fashion expert of the Fab Five, but this book shows that there is so much more to him than what you see on Queer Eye. It’s written in a stream-of-consciousness style, which makes for a quick and easy read (though it can get slightly repetitive in some spots.)

I think Queer Eye fans will enjoy this book most, but people who don’t watch the show can appreciate Tan’s perspectives on style, media representation, work, love, and being yourself.

Tan France, one of the Fab Five from Netflix's Queer Eye talks about his life, from growing up and being picked on as a child, to coming out, to finding his niche as a stylist, to finding his husband. His story is inspiring and makes you feel like you really know who he is and all about him. The conversational writing style makes the reader feel like Tan is sitting in the room talking directly to you.

Naturally Tan by Tan France! Loved this book, as he is one of the best parts about Queer Eye. I love his story.

Naturally Tan is a fun and breezy read. For fans of the Queer Eye reboot, you'll especially enjoy the behind-the-scenes tidbits about the show and France's fellow cast members. For those who don't watch QE, you'll still get an interesting glimpse into growing up South Asian and gay in England, and read about how tremendous it was for France to get cast in a now internationally-popular show. And with regards to fashion commentary, France does not hold back!

I really enjoyed this book by Tan France! I loved watching Tan on "Queer Eye" but it was so fun to get a look into his life before the show and see a glimpse into how he got there. While this does talk a little about the show, it does not solely focus on that aspect of Tan's life. I enjoyed the honesty and vulnerable parts that Tan brings to the table throughout this book and I loved that he evened it out with a healthy dose of humor.

I totally recommend reading this with Tan's voice in your head because, well... I just think it's just 10 times more entertaining that way.

This book was so dichotomous. I would go through periods of thinking "I guess this is fine??" to "wow this is so honest/funny/interesting!" The first 40% ish I would have given two stars and the last 40% I would give five stars (the middle was my transition between the two).
My Tan credentials: I have watched season one and some of season two of Queer Eye, Tan was probably my favorite but I think it is SUPER mean to rank them so they might all be my favorite, I follow him on Instagram, and I have seen/heard quite a few interviews he has done alone or with the rest of the Fab Five.
The writing of this book was so jarring, especially early on. It does not read like any memoir I have read before, which could work super well for you, but for me, it was a distraction from what was being said until I was about halfway through. Tan's co-writer needed to step it up a little. I almost put this book down so many times in the beginning because this book did not feel book shaped. I think this would be a fun audiobook experience because you would feel more like you were in conversation with Tan and that would probably be a much more enjoyable experience. I felt like I was reading a script. A slightly rambling and occasionally repetitive script. This feeling did alleviate about halfway through the book.
The stories in the beginning of the novel were interesting, but the writing made them feel very far away, it was hard to feel the emotional impact from these stories when they felt closed off. I think this is probably because of how distracting I found the writing.
I felt the emotion hardcore when he started to talk about his relationship with Rob. It was so sweet and vulnerable and funny. I don't know if the prose pulled back a little or if I got used to it, but this was where I began to read without being pulled out of the experience. The ring section is terrific. The Netflix story was fun and exciting, and the wedding part killed me. It was so funny. That chapter was magic. And Tan and Rob seem to have a wonderful relationship that seems so healthy and wonderful. He isn’t afraid to talk about his flaws, and he emphasizes their commitment to working on their marriage in such a real way. I really loved that part of the book.
Something that was surprising to me is I found Tan condescending at times, especially when he was talking about women. The way women dress (which, fine you're a fashion person I’ll defer to your expertise), the way women do their hair (personal bias alert: he does call out my hair), the way women behave. I don’t find men telling me how to be a woman appealing. He tells women not to dress for men but to dress for other women or themselves then goes on to reinforce clothing/hair tips by saying something isn’t appealing to men. He talked about how every woman he had worked with was "bitchy" to other women and that if we would all just lift up each other, it would be better. I was so caught off guard by this mansplaining of female empowerment. You must know a significant portion of your readership is going to be women. Maybe pulling back a tiny bit would have been nice.
It is good to have strong opinions but maybe investigate any underlying sexism/classism before you publish them. I think that because Queer Eye trained us to think of Tan and associate with positivity and empowerment, I was a little more jarred by this that I would have been if he was on almost any other TV show. Which might be unfair but it was how I reacted.
This is not to say all of the content was condescending, not at all! Most of the book I genuinely enjoyed, and not just the cheerful parts! I was surprised by how interested I was in the business part of the book. It was fascinating, I would have read 100 pages of how he built his businesses up, and I was low key bummed when he said it was too dull to get into the intricacies of selling them.
I was also super interested in the immigration process! We get a second love story between Tan and Salt Lake City/America at large that I found really endearing. I have never wanted to go to Salt Lake City, but now I want to pop by sometime.
I also was very invested in the parts where he talks about representation, racism, and homophobia. Especially the way he has dealt with internalized racism and homophobia. It felt very honest and heartbreaking and brings home how dier it is to see yourself represented around you.
Something else I very much enjoyed was the way he talked about fame and its impact on his life. I always find this fascinating and Tan seems to handle it very well. I loved how open he was about money and attention and how some of his relationships and boundaries have changed as a result.
Last bit of gushing, the structure, and illustrations at the chapter headings were wonderful! The structure was so fun, each heading was an interesting gateway into a story, or a collection of them, from Tan's life in an entertaining way. And the illustrations were lovely, they seem to have been done by Rob France, but I do not have confirmation at this time.
Tan is also just incredibly relatable. I LOVE and "I told you so" I love them so much. I don't get to do them often enough, I chicken out especially when it is something serious, but I relish them. We both hate our friends dating people they want to change; we are both non-drinking non-dancing dweebs, both have major secondhand embarrassment. And the most relatable line in the book: "I'd love to be a better person, but I just like being right. And baked goods." I felt this line so hard.
I want to reiterate that I think much of what I found jarring about the writing early on might not be an issue if I had listened to an audiobook.

Tan france is my favorite of the cast of "queer eye" so I was so excited when Net Galley gave me an advance copy of this book.

Sadly, there are some real flaws in it. Most egregious being the order of the chapters. It's chronological. Then suddenly not chronological. And then, oddly, chronological again. This leads to a lot of confusion and makes for a jarring reading experience.

Also, the cursing is manic. In the same sentence he'll say f*#k followed by a gosh damn. It sounds odd to harp about, but it is wildly distracting. It makes his writing voice seem oddly forced.

I loved when he spoke about his own experiences with race, gender stereotypes, and being gay. He shares his experiences with clarity and thoughtfulness.

I wish this book had had a more decisive editor with a stronger approach to both organizing the book's flow and cutting down on some of the convoluted curse words and more gimmicky language. There is a lot of good here, but it needed tightening up.

I adore Queer Eye and Tan therefor was so excited to read this book. Knowing just some of his background, Muslim being raised in England etc. I knew this would be full of interesting and insightful stories.

I do think watching or having some knowledge of Queer Eye will be beneficial before reading this, however it is not 100% needed. Overall a lovely book and was impressed with the writing.

Thank you to the publisher for the advanced copy. This one will be out may 14th ✨🙌

The book could be cut in two parts ; the before and after Queer Eye. The before part was very informative, I liked reading about what Tan lived to become the person he is today. His career path was very different and inspiring and I actually learned management techniques I know will be helpful at work. The after part was total delight as to getting Queer Eye insights and feeling the pure joy that Tan feels about this experience. All throughout the books, recurrent themes were the struggle of being a brown person, the importance of representation and the everlasting love for his wonderful husband. These three things were eye opening, touching, they gave me goosebumps and brought me to the verge of tears.

It's important to address the writing style. It is a stream of consciousness type, which means it is very casual and friendly and that it goes from one place to another without feeling fully structured. At first I disliked it but then it grew on me. I could hear Tan voice in my head the full time, like he was casually talking to me, so it became more like a hang then like reading book. The audiobook read by him will probably be really great.

For a long while I thought the editors should have direct Tan's writing more. Even though this is a memoir, we get fashion advices, dating advices, management advices... So the book is an in between memoir and guidebook and remains a bit incomplete on both part (if you are reading this Tan, I'd be 100% on board for a fashion guide or a book about how you built and managed your companies though). Because of that, some of the advices felt unsolicited and pompous, but in the end, Tan's honesty and expertise came to the rescue to make me accept them as part of his quirky personality that reach to help people be their best selves. Writing a memoir so young means that Tan can't look at his life with a distance that would give it more dept, but it turns into a strength, as he talks about his feelings and insecurities in a way that allows the reader to relate and see an open, sensitive human being.

To conclude, it was not memorable, but I recommend this as a fun read for fans of Tan France and/or Queer Eye.

If you love Queer Eye, stop and read this. Tan France is my favorite on Queer Eye because for once, I see someone like me on TV. Is it biased? Probably. Do I care? Not really.

Naturally Tan is everything you expect and if you're in the same boat as Tan, not a heterosexual raised Muslim, it makes sense. For once, I can read a memoir and think, wow, I remember a situation just like that. It fits. It has a place in my heart becau Tan explains the situations in a way I would have never been able to put into words.

Bravo.

This writing is a bit cluttered and it skips back and forth, not always following a single strand of thoughts, but it works.

Take the time to appreciate his story. It doesn't have to be read in a single sitting, a chapter a day will have an impact, I promise.

The book is everything you’d want, if you’re a fan of Tan France and Queer Eye. He talks about his upbringing in England (including all the nasty bullying and racism he encountered), discovering his love for fashion, starting a fashion line, falling in love and maintaining a long distance relationship with the man who would later become his husband, and the wild and unexpected journey that lead to joining Queer Eye.


This book is funny, heartfelt, and all the things you’d want from Tan. I absolutely loved how he talked about his relationship and how they maintain their closeness. It is everything!! 💞 His personality shines through beautifully and I bet this book would be fantastic as an audio-book.

Highly recommend!

I love Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, but I didn’t know much about any of the hosts. I love Tan on screen, so was interested to read more about him. After reading Naturally Tan, (given to me for free in exchange for my honest review by NetGalley) I like him even more. He tells his story of growing up in England, his marriage, how Queer Eye came to be, through their Emmy wins. He has such a good sense of humor and had me laughing throughout.

Lets start with two points: 1) Tan France is lovely and 2) his memoir is both exactly what I expected yet completely different. That second point seems a bit odd but let me explain, I expected a condensed version of Tan's personality but I didn't expect (though really should have) how curated this memoir was, much like how he curates the rest of his life. Tan does things with purpose, that's how he got to where he is, some of that was impulsive but still had purpose.

I personally prefer a memoir to a biography. It is far more fascinating to read how someone views themselves than how others view the person. It's more real while also allowing the reader to draw their own conclusions about someone who has shared so much about themselves.

His tone was light when the situation warranted it while not ignoring the more serious aspects of his childhood or his struggles with stress related mental health issues. Having not known anything about him previous to his time on Queer Eye this was a welcome window into how he became the person I've encountered through a television program.

The title really does tell you how this memoir will read. This book is, in fact, naturally Tan.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I've loved Queer Eye ever since Season 1 aired and Tan is one of my favourites, so I was excited to read his memoir and learn more about him. The book is part memoir, part advice-giving. The advice is mostly about style, but Tan also touches on dating, relationships, and his rise to fame.

My only complaint about the book was that the writing was a little all over the place. Not all the stories were in chronological order and one paragraph might be a totally different topic from the one preceding it, which was a little jarring sometimes. Overall though, it was an interesting read and helped me get to know Tan beyond what you see on the show.