The Extra Man : A Novel (Paperback)

from nohablo

Stiff upper lips and the transgendered. What more do you need? I expected this to be very, very funny (which it was! It made me laugh on the Metro! Hi, social humiliation!), but THE EXTRA MAN is also surprisingly sweet! Ames deals with the lurid and the flashy with a kind, pulsing, gentle underst...

from lycomayflower

This is one of those books what has me drumming my fingers on the desk trying to sort what I'd like to say about it. It is the story of Louis Ives, a young Jewish man who is confused about his sexuality and rents a room from seventy-something Henry Harrison in early nineties Manhattan. Louis is s...

from Brianna_H

The Extra Man by Jonathan Ames is an entertaining and humorous account of two bachelors trying to navigate through life in New York City. The protagonist, Louis, answers Henry's ad for a roommate in the City after being fired from his teaching job at prep school after being caught trying on a fem...

from everfresh1

Depressing and funny at the same time - which by itself already a sign of a very good novel. Reminded me somewhat of 'Portnoy's complaint'. Excellent writing!

from everfresh1

Depressing and funny at the same time - which by itself already a sign of a very good novel. Reminded me somewhat of 'Portnoy's complaint'. Excellent writing!