A review by itsgg
Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father, by Alysia Abbott

2.0

As a longtime San Franciscan, I was primarily interested in reading this book as a chronicle of the life of a gay single dad living in the upper Haight in the 70s and 80s. Unfortunately, the book is more focused on the author's experience as a child and young woman, including when she lives for long periods outside of SF, and its intent seems largely to be about addressing unresolved guilt about her relationship with her father. So maybe other people would enjoy it more, but I didn't find it very interesting. Without enough of the "gay single dad in SF" angle, I just don't think it stands on its own as a notable memoir, either for the content or the writing.