Oh wow this is so unbelievably tender and reflective. I can’t believe I haven’t read this author’s previous work (trust me I will be remedying that immediately!). But even without that context, Isaac’s Song was a requiem to nurturing tender masculinity, the freedom to feel, reckoning with internalized homophobia, and the heavy, traumatic history of slavery and how it continues to impact generations today. This is ultimately a book of hopefulness and healing, and I cannot recommend it enough! Really enjoyed it on audio too.