A boy's own storyAt home, in school, and on the streets, a homosexual teenager moves through comic sexual experiments, isolation, fear, and exciting expectations toward an escape from childhood and a firm sense of self |
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User Review - booklover3258 - LibraryThingI made it to page 16 and I couldn't read anymore. It is truly a personal thing for me than anything. It was not my type of book I would normally read but I gave it a shot. After 15 pages, I had to stop. Read full review
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User Review - Kiddboyblue - LibraryThingI find myself drawn to coming of age stories, especially well written ones, such as "A Boys Own Story," for many reasons. One of which is a one sided view of the characters that make up this one ... Read full review
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| Title | A boy's own story |
| Author | Edmund White |
| Publisher | E.P. Dutton, Incorporated, 1982 |
| ISBN | 0525241280, 9780525241287 |
| Length | 217 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / Gay Fiction / General |
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