Review: It's no "Secret", this book is great!  @badwordplay
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2014
There are memoirs or autobiographies that are entertaining, or interesting, or funny reads, that are enjoyable on a base level.  This is not one of those memoirs.  Instead, it is a heart wrenching, and at sometimes depressing and upsetting real life story, that ends up being very inspirational, and gives you a different outlook on life.Trevor Kleinhans has not had an easy go of things in life.  Growing up gay in 1980's South Africa, he has had to live through sexual abuse as a child, apartheid in his home country, being forced into military service, finding out he was HIV positive, and battled a crack cocaine addiction.  Like I said, he has not had an easy go of things.  But through all of the struggle and hardships in his life, he has come out the other end stronger, and ultimately successful, career-wise.It says this book took 5 years to write, and I believe it. I mean technically, since it is the story of his life, it has taken him his ENTIRE LIFE to write the story, but actually putting it down into words was probably no easy task.  It feels like it comes from a very genuine place (I guess it would be weird if it felt false...), and I feel very fortunate to be able to read his story, and share his experiences with him.  Even though I have no first-hand experience whatsoever.This book is one that will change your perspective on the mundane and trivial problems in your life that everyone lets bothers them, and hopefully change your outlook for the better.