i felt so much with this. i rarely read memoirs but i felt ogle's story like a kick to my chest. it broke my heart and pieced it together. the ending was superbly tragic and i actually felt so sad. but i loved this and would recommend it to anyone who's at their lowest and feels like they need to Get up. to Do something.

In the age of book bans and "Don't Say Gay" and all kinds of conservative backlash, these are exactly the kinds of books we need to read. All kids should have access to books like these, because this is real life and real talk and LGBTQIA and questioning teens deserve access to our stories. I appreciate the author's visceral and honest take on his experience as a homeless queer teenager. A recommended read! Thanks for the ARC.

Road Home, the final chapter in Rex Ogle’s memoir series, provides the utmost closure that any reader who has followed Ogle’s story through Free Lunch and Punching Bag could ask for.

I refuse to say that Road Home ends with everything wrapped up perfectly, sealed with a big shiny bow, because the memories shared in this final installment are anything but shiny. However, Ogle reminds us that there is always a glimmer of light, a glimmer of hope, and that is what we must hold on to.

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When a book has the power of recalibrating your empathetic response to human suffering, you know it is one not only worth picking up, but spreading for others to share in the impact. Rex Ogle has accomplished just that in Road Home.

Growing up in Alabama & having a younger brother who is a New Orleans transplant, I related to the places & faces that Ogle generously depicts. Yet there are so many parts that are Ogle’s story to tell. As a reader, you could feel the measure of care, control, ownership, & restraint that he took in gifting others with a peak inside trauma that no young adult should have to endure when coming into their own person. It is exactly this strength that not only helped carry him through that time, but also carries him through a look back that undoubtedly required courage.

No Mushu luck needed to see that this man’s humble talent deserves his flowers. I can think of young — and old — people who will benefit tremendously from this gift & perhaps begin to see that no matter the past (or present) there is life yet left to live.

This was an exceptional book written with heart and honesty. As painful as it is read, it is a story that needs to be shared as many readers will be, unfortunately, able to relate to Rex's experiences.

Excellent final chapter in Ogle’s memoir trilogy showing the many, many struggles Rex endured after being kicked out of his house because he’s gay. When he meets Russell and goes to see him in New Orleans, Russell lets him stay until Rex is sexually assaulted by Russell. Rex is back out on the streets homeless and hungry again. What does Rex do that turns his life around?

This was another well written memoir from Rex Ogle about his troubled early life. Road Home follows Rex through coming out, moving states in hopes of a better life, and the tragedy that is homelessness. With people in his life that protect and betray him, young Rex learns how to world kicks those who are already at their lowest.

This was well written - heartbreaking and bleak yet keeps the reader wanting to read on, to know how the author is able to survive the hardships. I read Ogle's 'Punching Bag' a couple of years ago and enjoyed it, and now I'll be seeking to check out Free Lunch to complete the memoir trilogy.