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barnesbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Janet's story is such an important one and one I find that more young feminists should read. I appreciate the way she explains her situation, weaving in quotes and data from other sources. I also appreciate the way she makes clear that what she went through is her story, and her story is not the only one out there.
alainabloom's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
informative
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fast-paced
4.0
tophat8855's review against another edition
4.0
Really fast read/listen on Hoopla. I also did a lot of biking, so that meant more listening time.
Great memoir and very useful for everyone to read and understand one woman's experience of being a biracial trans woman who grew up in the 90s. There is explicit description of child molestation and assault, as a warning.
Mock's story is both very lucky in how her family eventually accepted her and unlucky in how she moved around a lot and had instability due to parental drug use and rotating parental boyfriends/girlfriends. Great read.
Great memoir and very useful for everyone to read and understand one woman's experience of being a biracial trans woman who grew up in the 90s. There is explicit description of child molestation and assault, as a warning.
Mock's story is both very lucky in how her family eventually accepted her and unlucky in how she moved around a lot and had instability due to parental drug use and rotating parental boyfriends/girlfriends. Great read.
mzjai117's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.25
emmabrennan117's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
veganhitchhiker's review against another edition
5.0
Mock knows how the power of language and uses her mastery of it to enlighten and create a better world.
stefaniejane's review against another edition
3.0
I really like Janet Mock but after awhile I was just kind of bored? 😱😱
nicoleyu's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
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inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use and Sexual assault
runtomelover's review
medium-paced
2.25
solid read, follows the standard memoir beat sheet. yes some of the sections feel a bit like a dictionary, but i'm sure for those who are not already informed on some aspects touched on, such as me for most of the hawai'i parts requiring nuance or experience, found it helpful despite the smooth segway's. glad i read it since i love her work
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Transphobia, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Addiction
supernumeraryemily's review against another edition
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4.5
This book is beyond compare! I listened to the audiobook, read expertly by the author. I didn't know much about Janet Mock before reading this book, other than loving the TV show Pose which she produced, directed, and wrote for. But I'm coming away feeling changed: let in on the experiences of her childhood, close friendships, crushes, darkest moments, personal choices, and observations of her parents and the world as a young trans person. I loved her weaving in of pop culture influences and literary quotes, and am struck by the strong images she created in telling the story of her girlhood.
I was not sure if I would like this book, since I don't often read memoirs/celebrity autobiographies, but I became deeply immersed quickly because of Mock's skilled writing and storytelling--and did not want to put it down.
Across the book, Mock interludes with statistics about the LGBTQ+ community and to explain how her experience is unique, with similarities and differences from other trans people. While I appreciated her efforts to educate folks who may not have knowledge about the trans community, I found that these asides often took me out of the narrative.
I was not sure if I would like this book, since I don't often read memoirs/celebrity autobiographies, but I became deeply immersed quickly because of Mock's skilled writing and storytelling--and did not want to put it down.
Across the book, Mock interludes with statistics about the LGBTQ+ community and to explain how her experience is unique, with similarities and differences from other trans people. While I appreciated her efforts to educate folks who may not have knowledge about the trans community, I found that these asides often took me out of the narrative.