A Short Response to Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family, by Garrard Conley.

Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family by Garrard Conley

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This a beautiful and heartbreaking book. Yes, I did know something of how it ends--he wouldn't be writing this book if he had not escaped conversion therapy. He does. "when faced with a harrowing and brutal journey; Garrard found the strength and understanding to survive and step out from a life lived in shadow and to search for his true self, empathy, and forgiveness" (back cover). I can only hope others in his situation are able to do the same.

Boy Erased is indeed a must-read.



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