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The first thing that pulls me to a book is the cover art and this cover is just okay. Secondly is...
This sounds like a beautiful but heartbreaking story. On the one hand, Laura's father Ralph seems...
I'm not really one to read non-fiction books about personal hardships so this one just isn't...
This book sounds like it offers an interesting perspective for one man's story of coming out and...
Laura Hall's memoir immediately draws me in with her clear-eyed childhood memories and the...
I didn’t expect to enjoy this first look as much as I see! The story premise was immediately...
Sadly this book is also a pass for me. I actually REALLY like the cover (something about the...
This actually sounds quite intriguing! My favorite books are about queer people (fiction and...
Wow, I just can’t imagine!! Affliction- a work of nonfiction. This book sounds very interesting...
I found what I read so far interesting, but I always wonder a bit about the ethics of a family...
This book is not for me. This book is not a book that I would normally read. It sounds like an...
I was not expecting to enjoy reading this first impression, but I was pleasantly surprised. The...
What a beautiful story and one that more people need to know about! Laura shares the story of her...
The cover blends a little too much to catch my eye if it was surrounded by other books. I am not...
I found this first look to be very refreshing and original, as I haven’t read a book quite like...
Laura Hall's "Affliction" might be a good book for some. It just didn't grab me. I would've been...
I thought this book had a well written start. It gets right to the heart of the matter straight...
The writing is very easy to fall into as I was hooked by by the prologue. It's very matter of...
It is incredible hearing about the life of a closeted father from the perspective of his...
The cover is intriguing making me want to open this book. The title and description even more so....
I enjoyed both the topic of this memoir, as well as Hall’s vivid writing style. She does an...
Laura at the age of 24 learns that her father is gay. I think the thing I liked best about this...
This is interesting, definitely the type of story I’ve never heard before. The synopsis seems...
A love story for the ages. A 65-year marriage between a straight woman and a gay man who felt...
Looks like an amazing book to detail the tribulations of being in the closet and how to come out...
I’ve always wondered what it was like to be closeted while being in a long-standing relationship....
I can't even imagine the struggle, heartache and misery it must have caused not being able to...
At twenty four years old, Laura learns her father is gay. As her father was relieved of the...
I'm not much of a non-fiction reader, so I didn't expect to enjoy this at all. Boy was I...
This is a really touching look at what it meant to be gay growing up in the mid-1900s and how so...
The cover of this book caught my eye first. The pop of bright colors is very eye-catching. The...
This sounds like a very powerful memoir. I'm not sure what it would be like to find out that your...
Ralph, what a brave man to come out when such a thing wasn’t even considered. To repress that &...
I am sure there are many people growing up prior to the 50's that needed to not disclose their...
Laura unfolds her story by introducing the reader to the kind, loving, and creative man her...
Before I even read the first impression I was drawn in on what the story is about. I know that...
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