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A review by rballenger
The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World by Mason Funk
4.0
Type of read: Commuter Read.
What made me pick it up: Everyone can benefit from learning about those who made our world the way it is today.
Overall rating: I like that Funk manages expectations at the start of the book by explaining their process of starting, creating, and finishing this project. This section explains why they chose who they did (America vs. Global), how they found their subjects, how they went through gathering the info, and how it worked with the interviews done with Outward Magazine. I also really liked how the book was set up. With the number of short stories that were included, it could have been very easy to get lost and not have a way of making sense of how these amazing stories fit into a cohesive narrative (other than having a shared culture/experience), categorizing the stories into groups and building off of that was a great way to take in 'The Book of Pride.'
I did see some reviews that mentioned how the author uses the deadname of some of the individuals in their stories when introducing them. I can absolutely see where these concerns come from; however, I have hope that the author got approval from those they interviewed to include those pieces of their story.
'The Book of Pride' is a tiny glimpse into the lives of absolutely amazing individuals who have helped make and change history. I enjoyed that the book featured, for lack of a better way to put it, average people doing extraordinary things. Quite honestly, there were only a few individuals included that I'd heard of before reading 'The Book of Pride' and I'm so thankful to have the opportunity to learn more about the people who make up this strong and powerful community.
What made me pick it up: Everyone can benefit from learning about those who made our world the way it is today.
Overall rating: I like that Funk manages expectations at the start of the book by explaining their process of starting, creating, and finishing this project. This section explains why they chose who they did (America vs. Global), how they found their subjects, how they went through gathering the info, and how it worked with the interviews done with Outward Magazine. I also really liked how the book was set up. With the number of short stories that were included, it could have been very easy to get lost and not have a way of making sense of how these amazing stories fit into a cohesive narrative (other than having a shared culture/experience), categorizing the stories into groups and building off of that was a great way to take in 'The Book of Pride.'
I did see some reviews that mentioned how the author uses the deadname of some of the individuals in their stories when introducing them. I can absolutely see where these concerns come from; however, I have hope that the author got approval from those they interviewed to include those pieces of their story.
'The Book of Pride' is a tiny glimpse into the lives of absolutely amazing individuals who have helped make and change history. I enjoyed that the book featured, for lack of a better way to put it, average people doing extraordinary things. Quite honestly, there were only a few individuals included that I'd heard of before reading 'The Book of Pride' and I'm so thankful to have the opportunity to learn more about the people who make up this strong and powerful community.