By Tan France
St. Martin's Press, 2019. 267 Pages. Biography
Even if you don't watch Netflix's Queer Eye (and you should - it's so fun!), you'll enjoy getting to know one of its hosts,Tan France. His story is unique, but relatable; a perfect blend of courage, hope, and unwavering determination. France grew up in a Muslim home in England in a predominantly white neighborhood and to say he was bullied seems like an understatement. Knowing that he was gay from an early age, France chose to keep it to himself to avoid even further hardship and potential family issues. At age 34, he finally came out, and is now happily married to the love of his life and living in Salt Lake.
I adored listening to this book - France's charming accent is an absolute joy. Although I was never a young, gay, English, Muslim; France's feelings of isolation and confusion resonated with me in a big way. You will cheer for him, cry with him, laugh with him, and fall in love with him!
LKA
1 comment:
While I also enjoyed this memoir, I felt it was a little surface level. I wanted more juicy details from his life, but can absolutely understand why, as a public figure, France would take the less personal and more timeline heavy approach he did in this book. It is none the less charming and delightful, with a signature sass, style, and sprinkled with touching insights that you'd expect from the fashion specialist.
If you really want a deep dive and some drama, Tan's queer eye co-star Jonathan Van Ness' book (also reviewed on this blog-https://provolibrarystaffreviews.blogspot.com/2019/10/over-top.html) delivers on that front! I'd recommend both!
RC
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