A review by frugal_library
Here for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America by R. Eric Thomas

emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

I didn't get it at first. This book is about being Black, queer, and religious in America and I am only one of the three. The way Thomas writes feels like you're listening to a good friend tell a story, which made it all feel digestible, even if the stories weren't about something I can personally relate to.  There were parts that really stuck with me, like the anecdote about the gay baseball team. Most significant though, was the final chapter about pride. The whole thing felt a little despairing and melancholy, but when you make it to the end, you really do see the light at the end of the tunnel. Thomas and I have a couple things in common: first, that Whitney Houston is the groundwork for most good things, and second, that maybe there is some hope that this world could be better some day.