
Brave Face
A Memoir
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Shaun David Hutchinson
A YALSA 2020 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Selection
The critically acclaimed author of We Are the Ants opens up about what led to an attempted suicide in his teens, and his path back from the experience.
"I wasn't depressed because I was gay. I was depressed and gay."
Shaun David Hutchinson was 19. Confused. Struggling to find the vocabulary to understand and accept who he was and how he fit into a community in which he couldn't see himself. The voice of depression told him that he would never be loved or wanted, while powerful and hurtful messages from society told him that being gay meant love and happiness weren't for him.
A million moments large and small over the years all came together to convince Shaun that he couldn't keep going, that he had no future. And so he followed through on trying to make that a reality.
Thankfully Shaun survived, and over time, came to embrace how grateful he is and how to find self-acceptance. In this courageous and deeply honest memoir, Shaun takes listeners through the journey of what brought him to the edge, and what has helped him truly believe that it does get better.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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This book made me realize there are parts to me that I didn’t know about. Parts of me that I now under stand better. I have struggled with depression before and I have had those bad thoughts before. This book has helped me. I have been scared of what life would bring. Scared of who I could or couldn’t become. And finally I was scared of hurting the people I love the most. I didn’t want them to know I hurt and that I have these thoughts. But now I truly believe that if these thoughts come around again and I go into the dark hole I have gone into before that I can and will ask for help. I have tried writing little stories before but they never really went far and I just ran out of ideas but after hearing this book and hearing about the ups and downs that he has had I feel inspired and feel as if I could write something that would actually work for me. Always remember and I will to that there is always hope and someone to go to.
Mind blowing
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Full transparency
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Worth the time
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A Beautiful Story
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As a fellow depressive gay guy who lived his teens in the 90s (as well as a fellow fan of Patrick Stewart, Beautiful Thing, XY and whatnot), I found this so relatable I was compelled to spend a day of my foreign vacation just listening to the whole thing from beginning to the end.
The book was especially impressive in how I could enjoy it equally well as an honest memoir or a fluently progressing YA story.
Great memoir AND a top-notch YA story
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very good but a bit triggering
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Life Changing
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There are quite a few triggers in the book though, so I would do a little research before reading, but if you can get through it, it's so worth it.
There isn't really the quirky odd humor featured in so in so many of his books, but it is an earnest and well written recounting of being a teenager in the 90's. I think there is so much to take away from this beyond the author's journey of discovering his sexuality...there is much to relate to even if you aren't queer.
Also - I had never heard SDH speak so I was a little apprehensive about buying the audiobook because maybe he just didn't have a voice that would be pleasant listening to for 7 plus hours. My worries were unfounded! It was a joy to listen to, and maybe he'll narrate one of his own works somewhere down the line!
A Moving Story!
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an amazing book
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Loved it!
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