readingrainjo 's review for:

The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World by Alan Downs

3.25

informative reflective medium-paced

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I didn’t relate to much of it, but of course it’s almost impossible to write to every gay man’s experience. I took good nuggets of knowledge where applicable. I wish the author delved more into the clinical side of the “why” instead of mostly relying on anecdotes, but I understand the anecdotes also served its purpose to substantiate the claims.