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Title: The Velveteen Father : An Unexpected Journey to Parenthood by Jesse Green ISBN: 0-345-43709-8 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 02 May, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.16 (32 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautifully written, touchingly candid, and filled with love
Comment: As a 44-year-old gay adoptive father of two, and a sperm donor for a lesbian couple's child, I found that Jesse Green's book resonated with many aspects of my own experience. His candor about his own weaknesses and doubts, and his loving yet unflinching look at both his and his partner's lives, is moving and beautifully expressed. I found myself laughing frequently, and in tears just as often. Anyone who sees this parenting story as just a recipe for dysfunction doesn't know anything about being a gay man or adopting a child. There are no perfect families in the world, in spite of cultural stereotypes and religious prejudices; Jesse Green's window into one's man's journey to fatherhood is one of the most genuine and honest parenting stories I've ever read.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful book about the GLBT family experience
Comment: As an adult daughter of two gay dads, I am dismayed to see some of the negative reviews of this book, and I wonder how we could have possibly read the same one. I very much enjoyed reading about Jesse's Green's journey to parenthood, and even though some people felt it was a little boring, I liked reading about his and his partner's backgrounds as well. No family is perfect, obviously, and I don't think the author's intent was to portray that. It's obvious that this book is full of love though, and I think that Erez and Lucas are lucky little boys to have such committed and caring dads. I recommend this book to all parents and children, gay and straight, who realize that love is what it takes to make a family.
Rating: 4
Summary: An Unexpected Joy
Comment: As a prospective gay parent, I found Green's little book impossible to put down. His honest account of his emotions (and those of friends and family), combined with a most agreeable style makes this a wonderful book for parents-to-be of any sexual orientation.
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Title: The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant: An Adoption Story by Dan Savage ISBN: 0452281768 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: 05 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Gay Dads: A Celebration of Fatherhood by David Strah, Susanna Margolis, Kelly L. Cozza ISBN: 1585422312 Publisher: J. P. Tarcher Pub. Date: 22 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Fatherhood for Gay Men: An Emotional and Practical Guide to Becoming a Gay Dad by Kevin McGarry ISBN: 1560233885 Publisher: Haworth (T) Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Lesbian and Gay Parenting Handbook : Creating and Raising Our Families by April Martin ISBN: 0060969296 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 12 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: An American Family by Michael Galluccio, David Groff, Jon Galluccio ISBN: 0312288875 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 20 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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