![]() ![]() Google tells me Adam Sass hasn’t either, because if he had, I doubt “Sons” would’ve been borne into existence.Īs of this year, the U.S. ![]() I’ve, thankfully, never been to a reparative or conversion therapy program to change my sexual orientation or gender identity and cannot even try to understand the hurt, shame and lifelong trauma it causes those that have. There’s no way to sugar coat it.īefore I launch into a tirade on how I found “Surrender Your Sons” a below average and problematic novel that represents everything wrong with queer young adult fiction, I’d like to start with this disclaimer: Why I Read It: The premise was intriguing and several #Bookstagrammers were fawning over it. ![]() However, people that love LGBTQ+ young adult novels will probably find it passable. Reality: A pandering, mediocre and problematic novel that represents everything that’s wrong with young adult fiction. 100-Word (or Less) Synopsis: Connor Major spends a tense weekend at an LGBTQ+ conversion therapy camp in Costa Rica where he uncovers secrets camp leadership will kill to keep hidden.Įxpectation: A “Lord of the Flies”-esque novel about survival at any cost. ![]()
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