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A review by dylanhenning
Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
It’s important to know peoples stories. I read this in 2023 where unfortunately anti-trans rhetoric and violence is the worst it’s ever been and I think this book written nearly a decade ago is as important as it’s ever been.
Janet Mock has a story that is uniquely her own. She details her struggles growing up in Hawaii as a person of color, of growing up lower middle class, of growing up with various forms of abuse, and of growing up trans. While all these things that make up her story is uniquely hers it’s also very relatable to different groups of people.
No matter who you are or your place in life you can read this memoir and find a piece of yourself in it. It’s the relatability and vulnerability in Janet’s writing that take these various characteristics of herself and mold them into a fully three dimensional person that you can find yourself in and begin to dismantle any preconceived beliefs you have about transgender folks.
It’s important to know people’s stories.
Janet Mock has a story that is uniquely her own. She details her struggles growing up in Hawaii as a person of color, of growing up lower middle class, of growing up with various forms of abuse, and of growing up trans. While all these things that make up her story is uniquely hers it’s also very relatable to different groups of people.
No matter who you are or your place in life you can read this memoir and find a piece of yourself in it. It’s the relatability and vulnerability in Janet’s writing that take these various characteristics of herself and mold them into a fully three dimensional person that you can find yourself in and begin to dismantle any preconceived beliefs you have about transgender folks.
It’s important to know people’s stories.