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CBRBingo – Rainbow Flag. Laugh out loud funny

I'm Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves by Ryan O'Connell

August 14, 2019 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

CBR Bingo – Rainbow Flag Ryan O’Connell is a gay man with mild cerebral palsy that was hit by a car, hired as a writer for Thought Catalog, had a drug problem, and now has successfully published a book telling the sordid, thoughtful and funny details of his life. And, even better news for him, is that this book was adapted as a show on Netflix, which premiered in April. I couldn’t imagine a better pick for Rainbow Flag as his identity (including his sexuality) […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: and also on tv, cbr11bingo, i'm special, ryan o'connell

cheerbrarian's CBR11 Review No:32 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: and also on tv, cbr11bingo, i'm special, ryan o'connell ·
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We’re all a little special

October 22, 2015 by Caitlin_D Leave a Comment

I can’t remember how I heard about Ryan O’Connell’s I’m Special, I think he writes for Uproxx, but I’ve read several special gay boy memoirs in the last few years so perhaps it was a Goodreads suggestion. Ryan O’Connell has cerebral palsy. He is also gay. Needless to say he is a little special or at least has a unique perspective on life. He also got hit by a car while he was in college which allowed him to blame his cerebral palsy symptoms on […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: i'm special, ryan o'connell

Caitlin_D's CBR7 Review No:67 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: i'm special, ryan o'connell ·
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