All American Boy
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.26 (922 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0025953621 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tour.. 35,000 first printing. A compelling memoir offers an account of the relationship between a father and son that received national media attention when Colonel Fred Peck revealed he loved his gay son but did not think he belonged in the military
Photos. Appearing at a Senate hearing on Clinton's proposal to rescind the military's ban on homosexuality, the colonel testified he had just learned that his son was gay and that he loved and respected him, but added emphatically, "There is no place in the military for him." The author, raised by his deeply religious mother and by a violently abusive, alcoholic, gay-hating stepfather, was filled with self-loathing and guilt as a closeted youth. From Publishers Weekly In this searing, fragmentary memoir of a young gay man coming to terms with his sexuality, the author writes movingly of his relationship with his largely absent father, Marine and Vietnam veteran Colonel Fred Peck, whose views on homosexuality made national headlines in 1993. . He blamed his homosexuality on his father, who divorced his mother upon his return from Vietnam and remarried, and whom his son worshipped from afar. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information
"Powerful, moving, well written autobiography" according to A Customer. I found this book to be a powerfully delineated memoir of a man who has an interesting footnote in lesbian and gay history (he testified against the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" gays in the military policy while his career military officer father testified for it). The author is clearly a gifted writer. As a writer myself, I found myself very drawn to his inventive images, and well-constructed turns of phrase, which really illuminated this moving story of how a young man's spirit was almost destroyed by a series of abusive events, b. "A must for any gay person." according to Michael R. Mcdowell. This is one of the best books on being gay I have read. It is up there with "The Front Runner." All-American Boy forces you to re-live the pain and isolation of growing up gay, helping you to confront it again and purge it. This is a great book both for gays and for their parents who are struggling with understanding.. Well written compelling hard to put down Having dealt similarly with the author's religious issues, I was unable to close the book until sleep overtook my senses each night. A quick and pleasant read - good book for friends and family who want to understand the painful dynamics involved. Excellent support that homosexuality is not a choice as Peck shares his own failed attempts at heterosexuality and the ensuing self-hatred.Well-chosen vocabulary and excellent writing with only a few metaphorical ramblings. The digressions, however, seem to represent the author's madd