City Boy: My Life in New York During the 1960s and '70s (Hardcover) by Edmund White

from audramelissa

White's memoir begins when he he arrives in New York City from the Midwest where he followed his lover instead of going on to Harvard. He is is not a writer yet and these two decades are a formative time in his literary career. As a gay man, White was still hoping to be "cured" as he regularly (l...

from disturbingfurniture

I had to read "Boys Own Story" in college, and was surprised that there were such books in the world--I was a sheltered child of the 80's. I loved it and went looking for similar. I can't say that I have picked up a book by White since then--OK I have picked them up just not read them and NOT bec...

from CBJames

What makes someone's life worth writing a book about? What makes someone's memoir worth reading? For me there are two possible answers-- either that person has done something worth knowing more about or that person knew people who did. Edmund White has done things worth knowing more about. He wro...

from IsolaBlue

Reading City Boy is a bit like sitting down with an old friend one has known for years and still - despite hearing similar stories from him each time you meet - feeling closer to him than ever and realizing how much his friendship means to you. White still has the ability to startle, to come out ...

from pensivepoet

What to say of someone else's personal history? There are a handful of moments where the prose moves smoothly - describing Hispanic lovers (pg46), his friend Marilyn (pages in the 30's), Nabokov's writing (104), the enthusiasm of a friend, etc. Those are the moments where you can see White's love...