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Stories For Boys: A Memoir (2012)

by Gregory Martin(Favorite Author)

3.64 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0983477582 (ISBN13: 9780983477587)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Hawthorne Books

review 1: I guess I am kind of a sucker for memoir. This was the book chosen as the shared reading book by Seattle Public Library this year. I thought it was pretty tough content to promote for such wide reading, but I imagine it started a lot of conversations. Beyond the obvious topics of suicide, living in the closet,coming out, and broken families the real heart of the story is in how we, as adults, are in relationship with our parents. And that is a hard nut to crack, so this was a good way to put some thought into that question. What it comes down to is that unconditional love really needs to work both ways.
review 2: I typically don't write reviews, but I loved this book. I saw a compassionate account of a father-son relationship where everything the son thoug... moreht he knew about his father was turned upside down. It starts out rather depressing, but there are many memories that are uplifting, intertwined with observations and side stories, that give the reader a break from the reality of what the son has just learned about his father. Many of the reviewers judge Gregory Martin as harshly questioning his father, but I would not have understood if he had not had some questions and wanted some answers from his father. His father answers his questions as best as he can, and I can't help but think this had to have been helpful to his father as well, after all the secrecy. There are also kind memories of a father who was caring and loving. less

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