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A review by rtcullen
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
5.0
BANNED BOOK SERIES:
Listened to this on a long ride today. It is read by the author, which I think adds gravity to the topic. As a common target of recent book bans in the US, I expected it to be all sorts of explicit, but 97 percent of this book is a story of a young man learning who he is, and sharing that journey. The other three percent does touch on sex between men, although the sex acts are in fact often done between hetro couples as well. The discussion is detailed. Regardless, this is an important book for young people to have access to. A book like this has undoubtedly saved young gay lives, and should continue to do so. Not shocking, but banning this book will definitely cause pain/suicide to more than one young queer boy.
Listened to this on a long ride today. It is read by the author, which I think adds gravity to the topic. As a common target of recent book bans in the US, I expected it to be all sorts of explicit, but 97 percent of this book is a story of a young man learning who he is, and sharing that journey. The other three percent does touch on sex between men, although the sex acts are in fact often done between hetro couples as well. The discussion is detailed. Regardless, this is an important book for young people to have access to. A book like this has undoubtedly saved young gay lives, and should continue to do so. Not shocking, but banning this book will definitely cause pain/suicide to more than one young queer boy.