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REVIEW: The Male Gazed by Manuel Betancourt

The memoir in essays examines how media and celebrities impact perceptions of same-sex desires and identity.

I could feel the first pages viscerally, the looming evil of a destructive faith present in the author’s youth as it had been in mine.

An artful variation of essay forms and poetic language mark this artfully written collection.

Each of the words in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 29 becomes a prompt for the entries in this collection of short prose pieces.

The beautifully written memoir deftly expands both our knowledge of the writer and our own humanity.

This memoir of a closeted gay father shows that the closet has collateral victims in unsuspecting spouses and confused children

There is always more I can do as a writer to be what my readers will hope for.

The book’s “special topics” are the ways that we interact with, empathize with, and support our fellow humans that make for a better life.

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