“I just want you to be happy,” my father will say, his voice tight with everything he refuses, “I really do.” And I will believe him.
Informasi Buku
Judul: Boy Erased
Penulis: Garrard Conley
Penerbit: William Collins
ISBN: 9780008276997
Bahasa: Inggris
Tahun publikasi: 2018 (Maret 2018)
Jumlah halaman: 267 halaman
Buku: milik pribadi (E-Book)
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Blurb
‘A necessary, beautiful book’ Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You
The son of a Baptist pastor and deeply embedded in church life in
small town Arkansas, as a young man Garrard Conley was terrified and
conflicted about his sexuality.
When Garrard was a
nineteen-year-old college student, he was outed to his parents, and was
forced to make a life-changing decision: either agree to attend a
church-supported conversion therapy program that promised to “cure” him
of homosexuality; or risk losing family, friends, and the God he had
prayed to every day of his life. Through an institutionalised
Twelve-Step Program heavy on Bible study, he was supposed to emerge
heterosexual, ex-gay, cleansed of impure urges and stronger in his faith
in God for his brush with sin. Instead, even when faced with a
harrowing and brutal journey, Garrard found the strength and
understanding to break out in search of his true self and forgiveness.
By
confronting his buried past and the burden of a life lived in shadow,
Garrard traces the complex relationships among family, faith, and
community. At times heartbreaking, at times triumphant, this memoir is a
testament to love that survives despite all odds.
Menurut Farah Tentang Buku Ini
Boy Erased merupakan sebuah
memoar karya Garrard Conley yang mengisahkan tentang pengalaman sang penulis
dalam mengikuti terapi Love in Action (LIA) untuk
“menyembuhkan” kecenderungan homoseksualitasnya. Setelah “outed“
secara mendadak kepada orang tuanya yang begitu religius pada usia 19 tahun
dengan cara yang sangat kejam, Conley terpaksa harus mengikuti terapi di LIA
untuk menata hidupnya yang sudah terlanjur berantakan. Dituturkan dari sudut
pandang orang pertama dengan alur tidak kronologis, aku benar-benar tidak bisa
berhenti membaca 100 halaman awal buku ini. Semakin menuju ke akhir buku,
beberapa hal sayangnya terasa repetitif dan tidak semenarik paruh awal bukunya.
