User:Tamaz.young/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Boy Erased: A Memoir

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article somewhat randomly via the Academic disciplines category from sexology to sexual orientation and psychology to conversion therapy. This article matters because the description of this memoir provides a great insight into the lives of individuals in the LGBTQ+ community and what they suffer and endure. Many conversations can be stimulated regarding how gays are treated, which is still a controversial issue in today's society. My first impression of the article focuses on the short length and the imbalance of the topics. I would expect more from a book that seems so interesting.

Evaluate the article
The lead section definitely gives a brief introduction about the book that would capture the interest of someone moved by the topic. Even though the lead section does not describe the article's major sections, I think that is appropriate to omit because the sections are very common for literature (synopsis, background, reception, and film adaptation). The lead section only contains two sentences, so a little bit more introduction would show the dedication to the article. On a positive note, including the main idea of the memoir is a great way to introduce the synopsis.

The content of the article should definitely go into more depth about the work. The background section is very neglected composed of only one sentence. More research could be done to find out more information about the author's decision to publish his memoir and why. Even the synopsis should dive deeper into how the narrative is communicated to the reader. The brief content is definitely all relevant to the article, but a lot of information is missing. For example, the section about film adaptation could include facts about the author's relationship with Joel Edgerton. This section could also dive more into the film's reception, how well the book was portrayed, and similarities and differences between book and film.

The article presents the information is a very non-biased way as all of the reading is very objective, but I would provide more detail about the bias of Garrard Conley within the work. The article does not impose any personal views about the book or topics discussed in it. The organization is standard for a book, but as I mentioned could be lengthened and still be clear and concise. The three photos illustrate the key points of the article: the book, the author, and the author and film director. Consider adding a shot from the movie. The talk page shows that the article has been included in almost ten WikiProjects. However, the conversations among editors include only modifications to external links.

Overall, this article does its job by answering the question of what Boy Erased: A Memoir is about in the most simple way. I suggest that a greater understanding of the book and film would improve the depth of the writing for someone who wanted more information. Essentially, the article has a great start to being exemplary, but it is currently underdeveloped.