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240 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679755401
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 04 October 1994
Description
When the narrator of White's poised yet scalding autobiographical novel first embarks on his sexual odyssey, it is the 1950s, and America is "a big gray country of families on drowsy holiday." That country has no room for a scholarly teenager with...
Community Reviews Summary of 222 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
funny 41%
challenging 33%
sad 33%
dark 25%
hopeful 25%
informative 16%
inspiring 16%
tense 8%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 44% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Homophobia
240 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679755401
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 04 October 1994
Description
When the narrator of White's poised yet scalding autobiographical novel first embarks on his sexual odyssey, it is the 1950s, and America is "a big gray country of families on drowsy holiday." That country has no room for a scholarly teenager with...
Community Reviews Summary of 222 reviews
Moods
reflective 66%
funny 41%
challenging 33%
sad 33%
dark 25%
hopeful 25%
informative 16%
inspiring 16%
tense 8%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | A mix: 10%Strong character development?
Yes: 81% | No: 9% | It's complicated: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 44% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Homophobia