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A review by iwasalilacsky
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
Thoughts:
If I had the paperback of this book, the entire thing would be covered in highlighter. It was beautifully told as I listened to the author voice the story. I find I benefit more from having listened to the author tell their own story as it feels more personal. (This is a trend I have kept with all memoirs this year.)
As mostly everyone under the sun (and hidden in their safe book space) and I will say, it is extremely difficult to rate someone’s personal life story. With that being said, this was such a gripping, candid telling, and I am very fortunate I had the pleasure to have stumbled across as I treasure it.
Would I recommend this and to who:
YES - Anyone. Everyone. Period. However, especially to anyone wanting to find a voice with a shared experience of being in the LQBTQIA+ and/or Black community.
Paperback/Hardcover/Audiobook/E-book:
Audiobook (from Libby App)
How did I discover this:
I was in search of my next work commute audiobook.
Pace:
Fast (only 5 hours)
Cover thoughts:
Stunning!!! Immaculate!!! 10/10!
POV: (single or multi)
Single
Quotes:
"The majority fear becoming the minority so they will do anything and everything to protect their power.”
“Toni Morrison states in my favorite quote of all time, ‘If there is a book you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet then you must write it.
“When people ask me how I got into activism, I often say, “The first person you are ever an activist for is yourself.” If I wasn’t gonna fight for me, who else was?”
“Navigating in a space that questions your humanity isn’t really living at all. It’s existing. We all deserve more than just the ability to exist.”
“many of us connect with each other through trauma and pain: broken people finding other broken people in the hopes of fixing one another.”
“American history is truly the greatest fable ever written.”
If I had the paperback of this book, the entire thing would be covered in highlighter. It was beautifully told as I listened to the author voice the story. I find I benefit more from having listened to the author tell their own story as it feels more personal. (This is a trend I have kept with all memoirs this year.)
As mostly everyone under the sun (and hidden in their safe book space) and I will say, it is extremely difficult to rate someone’s personal life story. With that being said, this was such a gripping, candid telling, and I am very fortunate I had the pleasure to have stumbled across as I treasure it.
Would I recommend this and to who:
YES - Anyone. Everyone. Period. However, especially to anyone wanting to find a voice with a shared experience of being in the LQBTQIA+ and/or Black community.
Paperback/Hardcover/Audiobook/E-book:
Audiobook (from Libby App)
How did I discover this:
I was in search of my next work commute audiobook.
Pace:
Fast (only 5 hours)
Cover thoughts:
Stunning!!! Immaculate!!! 10/10!
POV: (single or multi)
Single
Quotes:
"The majority fear becoming the minority so they will do anything and everything to protect their power.”
“Toni Morrison states in my favorite quote of all time, ‘If there is a book you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet then you must write it.
“When people ask me how I got into activism, I often say, “The first person you are ever an activist for is yourself.” If I wasn’t gonna fight for me, who else was?”
“Navigating in a space that questions your humanity isn’t really living at all. It’s existing. We all deserve more than just the ability to exist.”
“many of us connect with each other through trauma and pain: broken people finding other broken people in the hopes of fixing one another.”
“American history is truly the greatest fable ever written.”