Review of Affliction: Growing Up With a Closeted Gay Dad
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[Following is a volunteer review of "Affliction: Growing Up With a Closeted Gay Dad" by Laura Hall.]
Laura Hall’s book Affliction: Growing Up with a Closeted Gay Dad is her retelling of what her life was like with a closeted gay father. She tells us about his childhood and his complete life. He had known that he was different since he was five years old. Being gay in the 40s was particularly difficult as the lifestyle was not generally accepted. He made the most of it by getting married and raising a family. He came out to Laura when she was in her 20s. Until then, she just thought that he was modern and open-minded. Laura always felt that she was in the middle between her parents, trying to make them happy with each other. She was always looking for signs of affection and was afraid that one day, her father would leave them. Since his coming out, she understood better why there was such a distance between them.
My favorite part of the book was when Laura’s father told her God had spoken to him. He said, ‘He told me I’m a good person.’ This statement recalls the current World Transformation Movement and In It Together. There are a lot of other things that I like about the book as well. Ms. Hall is a very good writer. She has made this family drama as interesting as any well-researched novel. Her father was very interesting. He was a good father and paid a lot of attention to his children. He loved making flower arrangements, designing landscapes, and decorating. He spent a lot of time gardening with Laura and talking with her.
I did not dislike anything about this book. It was sometimes heartbreaking, but that’s not a bad thing.
I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars. Ms. Hall’s style of writing is articulate and entertaining. She made a difficult topic approachable.
This book is appropriate for all audiences. Those who want to know more about what it was like to be gay in the mid-1900s will be particularly interested. Our country has come a long way in accepting people of different persuasions.
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Affliction: Growing Up With a Closeted Gay Dad
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Laura Hall’s book Affliction: Growing Up with a Closeted Gay Dad is her retelling of what her life was like with a closeted gay father. She tells us about his childhood and his complete life. He had known that he was different since he was five years old. Being gay in the 40s was particularly difficult as the lifestyle was not generally accepted. He made the most of it by getting married and raising a family. He came out to Laura when she was in her 20s. Until then, she just thought that he was modern and open-minded. Laura always felt that she was in the middle between her parents, trying to make them happy with each other. She was always looking for signs of affection and was afraid that one day, her father would leave them. Since his coming out, she understood better why there was such a distance between them.
My favorite part of the book was when Laura’s father told her God had spoken to him. He said, ‘He told me I’m a good person.’ This statement recalls the current World Transformation Movement and In It Together. There are a lot of other things that I like about the book as well. Ms. Hall is a very good writer. She has made this family drama as interesting as any well-researched novel. Her father was very interesting. He was a good father and paid a lot of attention to his children. He loved making flower arrangements, designing landscapes, and decorating. He spent a lot of time gardening with Laura and talking with her.
I did not dislike anything about this book. It was sometimes heartbreaking, but that’s not a bad thing.
I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars. Ms. Hall’s style of writing is articulate and entertaining. She made a difficult topic approachable.
This book is appropriate for all audiences. Those who want to know more about what it was like to be gay in the mid-1900s will be particularly interested. Our country has come a long way in accepting people of different persuasions.
******
Affliction: Growing Up With a Closeted Gay Dad
View: on Bookshelves |
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