Broken Wings

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Summary: Brken Wings, Great Book
Review: In his book Karlon Cruse presents a touching story of his life, from the age of nine relizing that he was "different form other people" being that he is a homosexual.
This book tells of his struggles with overcomming homosexuality, through the church, and finnlally realizing that he is who he is.
This is a heart warming story, and I highly reccomen it to any reader.

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Summary: Stepping Out of the Shadows
Review: In his brief (70 pages) memoirs Karon Cruse presents a touching and heart-felt account of his experience as an ordinary person, who is bright and talented and whose sexual orientation is homosexual. The author talks about becoming aware at age 9 that he is "different." He talks about the isolation, fear and self condemnation that left him vulnerable to exploitation and violence. He talks about his struggle to deny a part of himself through religion, prayer, marriage, fatherhood, counseling within the church, and therapy. The author talks about discovering, to his horror, in casual conversation that a friend he admired used to lure homosexual men into a quiet place so the friend and others could beat the homosexual men with baseball bats. The author also talks about a "church counselor" who claimed to be able to help people "overcome" their homosexuality. That man admitted that he wanted to "line all the homosexuals up and shoot them." I admire the author's honesty and willingnes to discuss his internal homophobia. I find this to be an enlightening and ultimately uplifting book about coming to terms with who you are.