However, I’m going to end my review with some trigger warnings, as I have a pretty strong stomach, but even still, some things made me squeamish (even though they were used within the context of the story). Based on the fan fiction story, Someone Like You. Sometimes it felt almost too real to deal with. Forever Man is a story of the consequences of the choices we make, and how the courage to change can last a lifetime.
There’s so much of me in Forever Man it’s a miracle the story ever saw the light of day. But I’m also glad that the protagonist became educated on the words and what they meant. I’m thinking of Ren tonight, of that moment in Forever Man when he realizes that despite the fact that he has a real chance to get the one magical thing he’s always wanted (Cole’s love), he’s finding it difficult to say goodbye to Paul. It was refreshing to see a book without that.Īs a LGBTIA reader, I winced when a lot of the words that people called the protagonist were thrown out there by many characters. Most of the time, these factual errors could be corrected with a Google search.
More than my heart and mind, my soul has been touched. As someone with Turner Syndrome who is LGBTQIA, I’ve found that books, tv shows, and other popular media often write things and about conditions that are incorrect. Reading Forever Man has been a spiritual journey for me, an out-of-this-world experience. Books about LGBTQIA people are so often aimed at adults and less often at teens and young adults, who also have a need to have this sort of literature.Īnyway, this book was raw and honest. About: I wandered into the YA section at my favorite indie bookstore and was very excited to find an entire display dedicated to LGBTQIA books.
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