I needed to mull over my thoughts on this one.

All Boys Aren’t Blue isn’t what I thought it would be. I came into this memoir with expectations on what content would be included. Now, I won’t say I’m disappointed due to things being different than anticipated.

I will say that Johnson has some very interesting and thought provoking commentary. Many of his observations I either previously agreed with or found it eye opening. He really nailed it when he talked about the detrimental effects of society’s need to categorize and label. This observation and the depths he goes into over it alone makes this book worth reading.

There were some challenging ideas too. These were a little harder to chew and harder to understand his viewpoint. And honestly, it’s important to sit in that discomfort. It’s important to be forced to reflect on your actions and that’s exactly what Johnson did for me. And if you read it, I’m sure you will too.