Farm Boys: Lives of Gay Men from the Rural Midwest

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Summary: This city boy loved it
Review: The stories told in "Farm Boys" are sometimes touching, sometimes funny, sometimes sexy and virtually always compelling. The loneliness which an emerging gay personality must feel in the solitude that characterizes most American farms must be overbearing at times. A key element in many of the stories told in this book is families which do not and cannot understand homosexuality until it comes to roost at home. Another is the strong religious background which many of the men have faced and dealt with. Not all of the stories end happily -- one of the men, for example, committed suicide shortly after the interview with him was completed. But most of the tales are affirmations of personal confidence and development, and they are bracing even to those of us who feel that the best thing about the countryside is that it is possible to return to the city from it, preferably immediately. Will Fellows has added an important contribution to gay male history, and he is to be highly praised for it. Even greater praise, however, must go to the men who have forthrightly told their tales, many of them reporting along the way that their communities are still not aware of their sexuality. That takes bravery, as does the ability to look deeply into one's own life and background. What a wonderful book.

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Summary: Farm Boys: Lives of Gay Men from the Rural Midwest
Review: This book was pretty good. But after awhile all of their stories started to sound the same. I think it's because they were all from pretty much the same place.
I don't know if I should recommend this book or not.
I'm gonna say no, I don't think you should read this. There's probably a better book on this same subject that deals with gay men from different backgrounds.

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Summary: Incredibly Compelling
Review: This is an incredible book. I casually picked it up since it was prominently displayed in a bookstore. I ended up not wanting to put it down. To describe it defies the impact that the book could have if you read it. Fellows captures humanity beautifully without any proselytizing of his own. The men's lives portrayed in this book were so different from my own in suburban Connecticut. However, it made no difference. I loved this book.

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Summary: Every rural gay male should know about this book--great book
Review: This should be in every land grant college since those are Ag Schools