A review by michaelkerr
Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story by Kathryn Harrison, Paul Monette

3.0

A memoir about the debilitating and toxic effects of the closet, and about the process of coming out. It's a worthwhile read, honest and full of pain, but far too much time is spent on neurotic intellectualizing with very little (almost no time) spent on the healthy possibilities once the closet is abandoned. It's very much a book of it's time, reflective of a world long gone, before AIDS and before possibilities like gay marriage; however, I can't say the narrative has a lot for a more modern sensibility.