How to Burn a Rainbow: My Gay Marriage Didn’t Make Me Whole, My Divorce Did by Karl Dunn | #Memoir #Divorce #LGBTQStudies | 5-Star #BookReview
Book Details
How To Burn A Rainbow: My Gay Marriage Didn't Make Me Whole, My Divorce Did by Karl Dunn
Published by Independent on May 17, 2024
Genres: Adult Non-Fiction 18+, LGBTQplus, Own Voices, Memoir
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 348
Source: Received from the author or publisher for review.What readers are calling the gay Eat, Pray, Love…
Sometimes, to find yourself, you must first burn everything down.
Karl had it all; a husband, a home in the Los Angeles Hills, success. When his marriage ended suddenly, his perfect life and sense of self were shattered.
His legal battles threatened everything he had, and he soon found himself working non-stop, leading to a downward spiral filled with anxious days and sleepless nights of rage and fear.
Ironically, Karl’s divorce ignited a journey of self-discovery—a quest for identity, love, and acceptance that took him from LA to a mid-divorce crash-landing in Berlin.
This raw and unflinching memoir welcomes readers into the heart of Karl's transformative journey—burning the scripts written for him by both the gay and straight worlds, facing down his deepest fears, and forging his own path to self-love.
How To Burn A Rainbow is a gripping narrative of resilience and courage that dares to ask the hard questions about love, equality, and the price of happiness.
In the end, Karl’s marriage didn’t make him whole, his divorce did.
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My thoughts on How to Burn a Rainbow
Karl’s split from his partner led him on a path of self-exploration. His quest for understanding, love, and belonging took him from Los Angeles to Berlin. This honest and heartfelt memoir welcomes readers into the core of Karl’s transformative journey. Rejecting societal expectations, he faces his deepest fears and charts a new course towards self-acceptance.
“How to Burn a Rainbow” is a tale of resilience and bravery that explores complex questions about love, equality, and happiness. Ultimately, it wasn’t Karl’s marriage that defined him; it was his separation.
Karl Dunn shares his personal journey with candor, aiming to cultivate empathy and understanding among individuals facing similar challenges. “How to Burn a Rainbow” transcends being just one man’s narrative; it serves as a guiding light for everyone, regardless of sexual orientation. The book’s intricate storytelling encourages introspection on notions of marriage and self-acceptance, having a profound impact on the reader.
While you might expect this memoir to be a somber read, Karl uses his masterful storytelling abilities and witty humor to create scenes and characters that leap off the page. With his background as a screenwriter, he brings each character, no matter how minor, to life with depth and complexity, making this an engaging read for all audiences—regardless of sexual orientation or relationship status.
“How to Burn a Rainbow” is truly an outstanding debut.
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Unless noted above, it is from my library or Kindle Unlimited.
This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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About Karl Dunn
Karl Dunn was the Global Creative Director on several world-famous brands like MINI Cooper, Levi’s, and ASICS. He spent over two decades as a multi-award winning advertising creative working in Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, and America. His career culminated as the Director of Innovation for a powerhouse global advertising network.
Then it all burned to the ground when he told his husband he wanted a divorce. Just a few months later, Karl was sleeping on an air mattress in a former squat in Berlin with no job, visas, or money left. Using his divorce as his crisis of identity, Karl chronicled the whole experience in his book How To Burn A Rainbow, where he gave up chasing everyone else’s dream to find his own.
It’s an Eat Pray Love style, riches-to-rags journey from LA to Berlin; an intimate, honest, and revealing story about divorce and self-love that questions and reframes the entire institution of marriage. As Karl writes in his book, “My marriage didn’t make me whole, my divorce did.”
Karl is a keynote speaker on DEI, self-love, and LGBTQ+ focused Family Law. Living between LA and Berlin, he also works as a freelance advertising consultant to brands.
Sign up for Karl's weekly newsletter, "Friends of Karl," on his website – a pop-culture and current affairs mash-up with an LGBTQ+ lens every Tuesday in your inbox.
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Sounds like such a fantastic book, will definitely be checking this one out.
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