joehudson 's review for:

To Be a Gay Man by Will Young

2.0

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Some of the feelings and experiences Will Young writes about are very relatable to me, and bring up emotions and memories of growing up as a gay man. However, I'm afraid a lot of this book is entirely unrelatable. Will was born privileged, and grew up in a very white, upper-middle-class society, attending private schools and having good fortune in his career. I feel that, whilst his experiences are entirely valid and recognised by many gay people, it is hard to connect or relate with his story as it is so far removed from the majority of our lives. I'm afraid this book is very poorly written too, with grammatical issues, stories and anecdotes that are irrelevant, and a couple of instances of problematic language. I don't think this book is very useful but as a short and easy read, may be of interest to some people.