Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love So Much More by Janet Mock

10 reviews

iqlofty's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Racism, Self harm, and Medical content

se_wigget's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This beautifully written memoir is brave and eye-opening.

I'd like certain influential transphobes--such as J. K. Voldemort, Elon Musk, and certain UK prime ministers, to be strapped in chairs with gags over their mouths in a room with the audio version of this book playing loudly enough that it would be impossible for them to ignore it. Maybe then they'd finally see trans people as human.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Outing, and Dysphoria

robinks's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I didn’t know much about Mock’s story before listening to this audiobook, and it was incredibly moving to hear it in her own voice. While she did an incredible job tying in statistics and the larger context of her life, she also took great care to emphasize that this is her story, which is just one of many lived by marginalized folks of intersecting identities.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Sexism

Minor: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Medical content, Outing, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

meecespieces's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Suicide attempt

Minor: Medical content

bluenicorn's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Medical content

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Dysphoria, and Classism

Moderate: Fatphobia, Gun violence, Self harm, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Deadnaming, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

vokolek's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Self harm, Transphobia, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Dysphoria

tracey1981's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

This coming of age story about a young trans woman growing up in Hawaii and the intersections of class, race and gender identity she experienced was very well-written. I learned some good lessons about why framing “passing” and “realness” as desirable is harmful (“She isn’t passing, she’s merely being”). I also liked how the author spoke about how people transitioning are often described as confused when in fact it takes a lot of clear conviction to transition. I sometimes wanted a little less fact and more feeling, and maybe a little less outright teaching that pulled me out of the story, but overall this was still a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug abuse and Transphobia

Minor: Medical content

bridgetbry's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

Moderate: Medical content

meganelise's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

I absolutely loved this book, Mock’s writing is approachable and easy to read, though the content does get very heavy at times. The only thing I wanted that wasn’t there was more about her time in New York. But maybe she’ll write another book about that someday!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Medical content

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, and Misogyny

Minor: Gun violence and Trafficking