Dream BoyALA Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual Book Award. DREAM BOY confirms the immense promise of Jim Grimsley's award-winning debut, WINTER BIRDS. In his electrifying novel, adolescent gay love, violence, and the spirituality of old-time religion are combined through the alchemy of Grimsley's vision into a powerfully suspenseful story of escape and redemption. "I've never read a novel remotely like DREAM BOY; and my admiration for Jim Grimsley's power is widened and deepened."--Reynolds Price; "Translucent prose and emotional authenticity."--Out. A QUALITY PAPERBACK BOOK CLUB SELECTION. |
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User Review - Charlotte_Kinzie - LibraryThingThe first half of this boom was quite remarkable. It’s a simple and stunning portrait of a young man trying to escape abuse at home. The second half left me feeling confused and disappointed. There is ... Read full review
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User Review - 2chances - LibraryThingWow, I don't know what to make of this. I heard about it on NPR; the commentator, a gay man, said he wished he had had this book when he was a teenager, because it would have told him he was not alone ... Read full review
Contents
Chapter One | 1 |
Chapter Two | 18 |
Chapter Three | 31 |
Chapter Four | 45 |
Chapter Five | 49 |
Chapter Six | 76 |
Chapter Seven | 80 |
Chapter Eight | 88 |
Chapter Fourteen | 177 |
Chapter Fifteen | 179 |
Chapter Sixteen | 180 |
Chapter Seventeen | 182 |
Chapter Eighteen | 184 |
Chapter Nineteen | 185 |
Chapter Twenty | 187 |
Chapter TwentyOne | 189 |
Chapter Nine | 110 |
Chapter Ten | 124 |
Chapter Eleven | 134 |
Chapter Twelve | 165 |
Chapter Thirteen | 175 |
Chapter TwentyTwo | 190 |
Chapter TwentyThree | 192 |
Chapter TwentyFour | 194 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Dream Boy |
| Author | Jim Grimsley |
| Publisher | Algonquin Books, 1995 |
| ISBN | 1565121066, 9781565121065 |
| Length | 195 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / General Fiction / LGBT / Gay |
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