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A review by mattsitstill
Goldenboy by Michael Nava
2.0
Nava’s novel is filled with some well-done character beats and peppered with fascinating people. Also, the paranoia and fear of the time, of the AIDS crisis runs rampant. On top of that, his images are wonderfully noir-ish, wonderfully evocative.
The mystery itself is bland, however. I stopped caring about it halfway through but I think it’s because Nava stopped caring about it too. He doesn’t really play fair with the final revelations and sort of lets the plot get away from him.
The mystery itself is bland, however. I stopped caring about it halfway through but I think it’s because Nava stopped caring about it too. He doesn’t really play fair with the final revelations and sort of lets the plot get away from him.