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More Of Her Story

Surpassing Certainty: What My Twenties Taught Me by Janet Mock

August 12, 2017 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Fans of Ms. Mock’s writing and those interested in learning more about her life; people interested in a tight memoir focused on just a few years of early adulthood. In a nutshell: Author Janet Mock shares part of the story she chose not to include in her first memoir “Redefining Realness.” Line that sticks with me: “I did not have the luxury to sulk, though. I could not wallow. I could not let my bitterness affect the quality of my work. Doing so would only make it harder for those coming after me.” Why I chose it: I […]

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8/12/2017 ASKReviews's CBR9 Review No:64 |
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“Being exceptional isn’t revolutionary, it’s lonely. It separates you from your community.

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

March 21, 2017 by Caitlin_D Leave a Comment

Who are you, really, without community? I have been held up consistently as a token, as the “right” kind of trans woman (educated, able-bodied, attractive, articulate, heteronormative). It promotes the delusion that because I “made it,” that level of success is easily accessible to all young trans women. Let’s be clear: It is not.”” This is the second review of Janet Mock’s Redefining Realness on CBR today because badkittyuno takes weeks to review things whereas if I wait more then 2 days I forget what I wanted to say. Mock, who worked for People.com at the time, was the subect of a 2011 Marie […]

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3/21/2017 Caitlin_D's CBR9 Review No:31 |
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“There is no formula when it comes to gender and sexuality.”

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

March 21, 2017 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

vel veeter called Redefining Realness “an impossible book to write” — primarily because Mock has to decide how to tell her story without making grand claims of representation for others. I agree with this assessment, and add that it’s always hard to review a book about someone’s life. However — I feel it was overall a very successful book. “Being exceptional isn’t revolutionary, it’s lonely. It separates you from your community. Who are you, really, without community? I have been held up consistently as a token, as the “right” kind of trans woman (educated, able-bodied, attractive, articulate, heteronormative). It promotes the […]

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3/21/2017 badkittyuno's CBR9 Review No:70 |
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This seems like an impossible book to write.

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

January 17, 2017 by vel veeter 2 Comments

Janet Mock writes about her journey through contemporary America as transgender woman of Color from a complicated background. In this memoir, she narrates her story, talks about trans issues in general, and attempts to communicate her experiences not just as a transgender woman but as a someone trying to make sense of the world around them. Because in some ways this is an advocacy/celebrity memoir, the writing is perfectly competent. I will say that I listened to the audiobook version and hearing Mock read it herself probably made me a bit inclined to not really care about the language issues […]

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1/17/2017 vel veeter's CBR9 Review No:13 |
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We Are Who We Are

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

November 24, 2014 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

You might be familiar with Janet Mock. She has been a writer for People magazine (which I unapologetically read every week), and more recently has shared her story of being a trans woman of color in a feature for Marie Claire magazine. I first learned about her where I learn about many things that aren’t necessarily covered on CNN or in the New York Times: on Twitter. I’d see her comments retweeted by other people I follow, and learned about her book when it came out earlier this year. I had originally purchased Lena Dunham’s book to read this month, […]

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11/24/2014 ASKReviews's CBR6 Review No:48 |
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Redefining Realness and the ownership of story

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

February 11, 2014 by AskImagine Leave a Comment

Janet Mock has recently been publicizing her memoir, Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More, on multiple talk shows, some of which have interviewed her in ways that seem insensitive.

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2/11/2014 AskImagine's CBR6 Review No:7 |
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