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A review by benkellis
Inside/Out by Joseph Osmundson
5.0
I’ve just finished this book in one sitting, all at once. Without giving away any spoilers, I can tell you exactly how this goes, and why I recommend it, especially to other queer-identifying folks.
You’ll read this and you’ll be left on the verge of tears. You’ll read this and you’ll want to fight somebody, throw hands with someone whose name you do not know (he can catch these hands regardless). You’ll read this and you’ll wonder how someone can go through so much and still decide to tell us the story, painful and heart wrenching - then you’ll wonder why there aren’t enough stories of men who love men who go through heartbreak and don’t call it fiction, stories of a man who loves a man who loves other men who won’t love him as much as the author does, stories that remind you that abuse doesn’t discriminate by gender or whatever other societal construct, or sex, or relationship status, or want, or need.
You’ll finish this book and be grateful that Joe, the author, was generous enough to share his story. You’ll finish this book and pencil in a time to go through this book again and again and again.
You’ll read this and close the book, exhale, look at the cover one more time, and finally it’ll all make sense.
This is mandatory queer reading for 2018 and beyond, and if I could give this book more than 5 stars, I would.
You’ll read this and you’ll be left on the verge of tears. You’ll read this and you’ll want to fight somebody, throw hands with someone whose name you do not know (he can catch these hands regardless). You’ll read this and you’ll wonder how someone can go through so much and still decide to tell us the story, painful and heart wrenching - then you’ll wonder why there aren’t enough stories of men who love men who go through heartbreak and don’t call it fiction, stories of a man who loves a man who loves other men who won’t love him as much as the author does, stories that remind you that abuse doesn’t discriminate by gender or whatever other societal construct, or sex, or relationship status, or want, or need.
You’ll finish this book and be grateful that Joe, the author, was generous enough to share his story. You’ll finish this book and pencil in a time to go through this book again and again and again.
You’ll read this and close the book, exhale, look at the cover one more time, and finally it’ll all make sense.
This is mandatory queer reading for 2018 and beyond, and if I could give this book more than 5 stars, I would.