First Impressions of Affliction

atticus
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Jun 08 2021 – 08:54 AM

Nah

The first thing that pulls me to a book is the cover art and this cover is just okay. Secondly is...

kdowli01
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Jun 08 2021 – 08:34 AM

Powerful Memoir

This sounds like a beautiful but heartbreaking story. On the one hand, Laura's father Ralph seems...

dd27
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Jun 08 2021 – 07:43 AM

Not For Me

I'm not really one to read non-fiction books about personal hardships so this one just isn't...

porcupines
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Jun 08 2021 – 05:17 AM

Compelling

Laura Hall's memoir immediately draws me in with her clear-eyed childhood memories and the...

jeny
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Jun 08 2021 – 04:59 AM

I liked it a lot!

I didn’t expect to enjoy this first look as much as I see! The story premise was immediately...

etrnyl
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Jun 08 2021 – 02:47 AM

Possibly!

This actually sounds quite intriguing! My favorite books are about queer people (fiction and...

syost
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Jun 08 2021 – 01:31 AM

Interesting

Wow, I just can’t imagine!! Affliction- a work of nonfiction. This book sounds very interesting...

tmbooks
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Jun 07 2021 – 11:10 PM

Not sure

I found what I read so far interesting, but I always wonder a bit about the ethics of a family...

batmanpalmtree
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Jun 07 2021 – 11:08 PM

Not for me

This book is not for me. This book is not a book that I would normally read. It sounds like an...

llax11
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Jun 07 2021 – 10:44 PM

Must read!

What a beautiful story and one that more people need to know about! Laura shares the story of her...

mandy1818
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Jun 07 2021 – 09:32 PM

Very Refreshing

I found this first look to be very refreshing and original, as I haven’t read a book quite like...

mlstweet
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Jun 07 2021 – 09:30 PM

Maybe? Just Not Feeling It

Laura Hall's "Affliction" might be a good book for some. It just didn't grab me. I would've been...

caf2011
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Jun 07 2021 – 09:30 PM

A good start...

I thought this book had a well written start. It gets right to the heart of the matter straight...

abunke
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Jun 07 2021 – 08:35 PM

Riveting reading

Laura at the age of 24 learns that her father is gay. I think the thing I liked best about this...

tejaswipoudel
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Jun 07 2021 – 08:09 PM

Wow

This is interesting, definitely the type of story I’ve never heard before. The synopsis seems...

tiger650
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Jun 07 2021 – 07:57 PM

An Untold Story

A love story for the ages. A 65-year marriage between a straight woman and a gay man who felt...

jessicaann2010
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Jun 07 2021 – 05:48 PM

Such Great Writing

I'm not much of a non-fiction reader, so I didn't expect to enjoy this at all. Boy was I...

libbypaulson
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Jun 07 2021 – 05:43 PM

touching

This is a really touching look at what it meant to be gay growing up in the mid-1900s and how so...

rmayer
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Jun 07 2021 – 04:54 PM

Sounds good!

The cover of this book caught my eye first. The pop of bright colors is very eye-catching. The...

fatkid84
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Jun 07 2021 – 03:43 PM

Inspiring

Ralph, what a brave man to come out when such a thing wasn’t even considered. To repress that &...

eliederbach
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Jun 07 2021 – 03:32 PM

Never to Late

I am sure there are many people growing up prior to the 50's that needed to not disclose their...

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