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To Be Honest: A Memoir

Michael Leviton

3.8/5 ( ratings)

A memoir about one man’s strange upbringing in a family fanatically devoted to honesty

Raised in what he affectionately calls “our little honesty cult,” Michael Leviton was ingrained with his parents’ core philosophy: You do not tell any lies; you do not withhold the truth; and you speak your mind always, regardless of how offensive or hurtful your opinions may be. For young Michael, this freedom to be yourself—despite being bullied and ostracized at school—felt liberating. By the time Leviton was 29 years old, he had told three lies in his entire life.

But his parents’ enthusiasm for “just being honest” bordered on extreme. After Michael graduated high school and left home, truth telling—in job interviews, on dates, in social interactions—slowly lost its luster. When the only woman who ever appreciated his honesty brought this radical approach to truth into their relationship, Michael decided it was time to embrace the power of lying. To Be Honest is a quirky, tender, and wry story of a man discovering what it means and how it feels to lie in one’s daily life.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Abrams Press

Release: January 05, 2021

ISBN: 1419743058

ISBN 13: 9781419743054

To Be Honest: A Memoir

Michael Leviton

3.8/5 ( ratings)

A memoir about one man’s strange upbringing in a family fanatically devoted to honesty

Raised in what he affectionately calls “our little honesty cult,” Michael Leviton was ingrained with his parents’ core philosophy: You do not tell any lies; you do not withhold the truth; and you speak your mind always, regardless of how offensive or hurtful your opinions may be. For young Michael, this freedom to be yourself—despite being bullied and ostracized at school—felt liberating. By the time Leviton was 29 years old, he had told three lies in his entire life.

But his parents’ enthusiasm for “just being honest” bordered on extreme. After Michael graduated high school and left home, truth telling—in job interviews, on dates, in social interactions—slowly lost its luster. When the only woman who ever appreciated his honesty brought this radical approach to truth into their relationship, Michael decided it was time to embrace the power of lying. To Be Honest is a quirky, tender, and wry story of a man discovering what it means and how it feels to lie in one’s daily life.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Abrams Press

Release: January 05, 2021

ISBN: 1419743058

ISBN 13: 9781419743054

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