WHAT PEOPLE WHO AREN'T PAID TO SAY SUCH THINGS ARE SAYING:
“Johnson has a biting sarcasm and his wit is unmatched. He has a gift of going all out and turning dark portions of his adolescence into hilarious anecdotes… [Family Outing] screams to be turned into a TV series. [It] can be read and enjoyed by anyone. It's not a "gay" book by any means. It’s already one of my favorite books of the year and I cannot recommend enough that you get it.”--BLOGCRITICS
"Troy Johnson is the funniest straight guy to take to his laptop and bang out a memoir about a difficult family life since... well, maybe ever."--EDGE Magazine
“A scathing, funny, ribald case study… a story of personal growth and redemption, a tale of coming-of-age… Johnson’s message is stronger because he never makes the process seem easy.”--BAY WINDOWS
“All too often, gay readers only hear the side of the story that reflects their own experience, rarely getting the chance to hear the other side in a way that’s honest and effectual. Luckily, straight author Troy Johnson has written Family Outing.”—WASHINGTON BLADE
“Because Johnson doesn’t hold anything back, he’s able to take such an awkward subject and turn it into a laugh-out-loud comedy.”--SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
“Brilliant.”—CHANNEL 4 SAN DIEGO
“It’s written from the unique viewpoint of someone who's brave enough to say what's on his mind. It doesn't hurt that it's bawdy, brash, and laugh-out-loud funny…. His honesty will resonate with anyone who was once an adolescent, embarrassed by his or her parents, gay or straight.”--DALLAS VOICE
"If you're conscious and able to read the English language, you will laugh all the way through Family Outing. But be warned: Sometimes your laughter will be the horrified kind. Funny or not, this book may just piss you off."--GAYWIRED
"If you're expecting this book to be a model of serious reflection about the need to be accepting and tolerant, it's not. It's a rowdy and humorous description of his life and what was going though he head when he was a teenager."--KPBS
“With the California Supreme Court's recent legalizing of gay marriage, his book not only is current, but is set apart from other works by children of gay parents.”—NORTH COUNTY TIMES
"Johnson is a master of the declarative. Revealing, irreverent and strangely tender."--KIRKUS REVIEWS
"Not since Alex Sanchez's RAINBOW BOYS has a book come along that really helps teens cope with the eternally complicated topic of sexuality. Johnson isn't afraid to say what needs to be said. His open and unforgiving portrayal of teenage angst and sexuality made me feel guilty at times for laughing out loud. This book isn't about growing up with a gay mother as much as is about simply growing up."--Scott Douglas, author of QUIET, PLEASE
"All gay parents, their long-suffering children, and their straight well-wishers need to read FAMILY OUTING. Johnson relates his painful ordeal with such verbal style and humor than I often smiled as I cringed. It's sad and hilarious all at once."--Lisa Alther, best-selling author of KINFLICKS and KINFOLKS
"A bitingly candid, often hilarious tale of blind rage and searing love... Johnson reinvents the confessional genre."--Scott Pomfret, author of SINCE MY LAST CONFESSION and HOT SAUCE
"Clever... witty... heartbreaking."--SAN DIEGO CITYBEAT
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