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argentumdreams 's review for:

Boy Erased: A Memoir by Garrard Conley

the fact that the people in the program are real and some of them were there for years... Just breaks my heart

Quotes:

"The pastor asked a series of questions about my father’s life, about his devotion to the Lord, about what led him to this day. Finally, the pastor spoke a simple question into the microphone—“Will you do everything you can to fight against the sin of homosexuality in the church?”—and my father’s clear unequivocal answer swept through the congregation. As it happened, I felt something snap inside of me, a warm glow that spread through my limbs—a feeling of love surrounding me, coursing through me,"

" “What have they taught you? That God wants us all to just sit around and praise Him all day? Fuck God, if that’s the case. I’d rather be in Hell with all the interesting people.” "

(there were more but I was too lazy to copy them all)