I absolutely flew through this audiobook. It's really rare for me to choose listening to an audiobook over reading a physical book when I have the opportunity, but I could not put this down. I loved this book so so much.

Janet Mock has the ultimate memoir formula- she's a good writer with an interesting story and something to say. Those three elements are so necessary to a good memoir and this is an absolutely fantastic one.

Like so much of this I struggle to offer any sort of opinion on whatsoever, just because the part I enjoyed was her story and her storytelling. I was so sucked into her life for this entire book. She writes with such a fantastic voice. I loved hearing about her childhood in Hawaii and her father's addiction and her struggles with sex work as a teen because she is such a fantastic storyteller. It helps that her life is interesting, but she put all the pieces together in a masterful way that made it so meaningful.

To be honest, one of the hardest things for me in this book was the romantic relationship. She discussed her boyfriend at length and how important their love and relationship was to her. However, I have the unfortunate habit of googling people whose memoirs I read (particularly the ones I hadn't previously heard of, like Mock), so I knew they'd broken up. It made every mention of true love or his love as acceptance just a little bit hard to swallow.

I honestly just can't recommend this book enough. It was one of my favorites of 2020 and one that I thought about for a long time after finishing. I could honestly see myself rereading (relistening) to this book again in another couple years, once I've had some more distance. If you like memoirs, I'd highly highly recommend giving this one a go. And the audiobook, read by Mock, was also fantastic.