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Summary: Getting It Together
Review: The "scar" in the title is more than just a feature on the face of Andy's father. It is also a metaphor for the internalized homophobia and he must carry with him as he grows up and moves on to college. The effort Andy expends in trying to hide his own personal "scars" drives him to use himself in books and the rigors of running. Neither of these are bad things, but a toll is exacted on his social development. The one attachment he is able to forge during his childhood is destroyed when he is fearful of speaking out. He backs down from confrontation and plays "the good little boy" when the local pastor treats his best friend, Evan, unjustly. He even watches Evan being beaten almost to death and cannot bring himself to action because he is afraid that the other students will attack him as well. Although reading and running save his sanity while growing up, they also serve as a barrier to his full development. They define his identity and his world. As a result, he almost misses his chance at true love because he is unaware of the obvious signs around him.It is a tribute to the "scars" we all carry.
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Summary: Getting It Together
Review: The "scar" in the title is more than just a feature on the face of Andy's father. It is also a metaphor for the internalized homophobia and he must carry with him as he grows up and moves on to college. The effort Andy expends in trying to hide his own personal "scars" drives him to use himself in books and the rigors of running. Neither of these are bad things, but a toll is exacted on his social development. The one attachment he is able to forge during his childhood is destroyed when he is fearful of speaking out. He backs down from confrontation and plays "the good little boy" when the local pastor treats his best friend, Evan, unjustly. He even watches Evan being beaten almost to death and cannot bring himself to action because he is afraid that the other students will attack him as well. Although reading and running save his sanity while growing up, they also serve as a barrier to his full development. They define his identity and his world. As a result, he almost misses his chance at true love because he is unaware of the obvious signs around him. It is a tribute to the "scars" we all carry.
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Summary: Angels Wings and the Tale of A Boy
Review: "After a while, hiding imoprtant things like the way you feel becomes such an ingrained habit of survival that it turns into second nature. It is like a chameleon's changing color to blend into its background.You do it automatically you don't even know you done it and as a result, you wind up hiding emotions not only from other pople but from yourself too." Can anybody else describe the way any gay men feels this good? This book took me to another world while i was reading it and totally left me breathless. I believe it is for people who are looking for this right person instead of being the right person. It showed me that true love can be so close and that i have to only look for it the right way thanks to micheal cart.
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Summary: Secret Scars
Review: A good read! If you like stories of love and the secret scars we all wear.This story makes you touch your own scars.
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Summary: Too good for words!!!
Review: I absolutely loved this book. I had to sneak into the school library and asked a friend to borrow it for me so I could read it. It was, and always will be amazing. I immediately identified with Andy on two parts, seeing as how we both have some of the same characteristics. Thanks to this book and the wonderful lesson it teaches, I was able to lift my heart up high and finally feel good about myself. Thank you, Michael Cart. And please, write a sequel!!
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Summary: I enjoyed it, but it became tedious at the end.`
Review: I liked the beginning, and I was actually excited to read it at points. It was quite interesting, but after a while it had a few too many people coming out, and although it did get its point across, it started to get boring. I did like the way it ended, though it was fairly predictable, Everyone in the story was going to be gay at some point.
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Summary: Simple and Sweet
Review: I read a lot of books about gay guys, girls, ect. but never have I picked up one that touched so well on the subject of homophobia. It's a simple enough story to read, compared to some other gay authors but it touches extremely well on problems that one can encounter growing up, first with weight, then intelligence, then being gay. I couldn't put it down after the first chapter.
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Summary: Simple and Sweet
Review: I read a lot of books about gay guys, girls, ect. but never have I picked up one that touched so well on the subject of homophobia. It's a simple enough story to read, compared to some other gay authors but it touches extremely well on problems that one can encounter growing up, first with weight, then intelligence, then being gay. I couldn't put it down after the first chapter.
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Summary: My Father's Scar
Review: I thought My Father's Scar had a good theme and message, but I thought there were many aspects about it that could've been improved. The theme is one that many can relate too, as it seems almost everyone has been persecuted at one point or another in their life. The story is of Andy Logan, a college student thinking back to his days growing up. There have been many obstacles he has overcome to be the complex person he is today, he was made fun of for being fat, his father was an alcoholic, he had no friends his own age, and as he realized in the latter part of his teenage years, he is homosexual. I think the story is a little too reflective of a teen soap opera, there are so many problems in his life occuring all at once. There never seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel. Every character also seems to be straight out of a movie or television show. At times they are very two-dimensional, and subtly reflect that the author may not have completely researched or experienced everything that has been written into the story. For example, Andy's father is an alcoholic that physically abuses regularly. He also throws up on the rug regularly (from drinking, of course), and reflects on his glory days of being a high school football star. Andy also has a wise old, sharp-witted uncle with much great advise, who always seems to know the important things in life. These are just two of the characters who seem a tad hokey. All in all though, I thought My Father's Scar had a good message that many can relate to.
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Summary: My Father's Scar
Review: I thought My Father's Scar had a good theme and message, but I thought there were many aspects about it that could've been improved. The theme is one that many can relate too, as it seems almost everyone has been persecuted at one point or another in their life. The story is of Andy Logan, a college student thinking back to his days growing up. There have been many obstacles he has overcome to be the complex person he is today, he was made fun of for being fat, his father was an alcoholic, he had no friends his own age, and as he realized in the latter part of his teenage years, he is homosexual. I think the story is a little too reflective of a teen soap opera, there are so many problems in his life occuring all at once. There never seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel. Every character also seems to be straight out of a movie or television show. At times they are very two-dimensional, and subtly reflect that the author may not have completely researched or experienced everything that has been written into the story. For example, Andy's father is an alcoholic that physically abuses regularly. He also throws up on the rug regularly (from drinking, of course), and reflects on his glory days of being a high school football star. Andy also has a wise old, sharp-witted uncle with much great advise, who always seems to know the important things in life. These are just two of the characters who seem a tad hokey. All in all though, I thought My Father's Scar had a good message that many can relate to.
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