A Boy's Own Story, (Paperback)

from RoxieT

Well...can't say this was a great book, and honestly, it was rather difficult to get through. That being said, I can definitely see how this book broke from the mold in its time. However, I think there are far better books out there about coming of age than this. Still I will give his next few bo...

from PilgrimJess

"Like a blind man's hands exploring a face, the memory lingers over an identifying or beloved feature but dismisses the rest as just a curve, a bump, an expanse." Originally published in 1982 'A Boy's Own Story' is the first of White's trilogy of semi-autobiographical novels. Initially the book ...

from Bembo

A interesting read, but I found I did not engage with the characters.

from dbsovereign

White's autobiographical novel of growing up with a sense of otherness.

from amerynth

"A Boy's Own Story" is the first in Edmund White's autobiographical trilogy about growing up gay in 1950's America. He struggles with his homosexuality and with a deep longing to belong that seemingly is never fulfilled. White is a terrific writer in terms of use of language... his descriptions a...