Reviews

Dream Boy by Jim Grimsley

elemmakil's review against another edition

5.0

One of the best reads in a looong time. Wow.

moonilism's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

oh5heis's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

3.5

read the entirety of this book in one day. this book kicks off during the first chapter and doesn’t let up. i’m still trying to wrap my head around those last few chapters. the novel has a bit of an odd ending. i’m mixed on it. it shouldn’t have led to that. the novel could have ended any other way, like we didn’t need a violent rape scene. also the ENDING?? what da hell was that? im glad we didn’t get a

bury your gays

type beat but it was still odd. 

overall, it’s such a beautifully written book that falls on its face during its last few pages. nathan baby i hope you find your happiness up north. you deserve it. 

christylst's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

clairemariarose's review

3.0

this was just so...strange and difficult to read and short and i just don’t know what to think about it

dhaydon95's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

mylord's review

2.5

i cant exactly put to words what just happened now. all i know is that reading this book feels explicitly like grappling your way through the dark, which is morbidly fitting if you've finished this. as much as i enjoyed the writing, the ending simply took away any ounce of appreciation i have for the story.  

brooklynbookist's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

hunterlikesturtles's review

3.0

Overall it was not a bad read. There were some parts that I didn’t love but there were other parts that i did. A few times I questioned the purpose of including certain things that weren’t relevant to the story. It was very sad but also had a few moments of beauty.

dlberglund's review

3.0

I agree that this is a very well written love story that moved me. I only hesitate to really rave about it because of my prudish side: being pulled into such shame, fear and abuse kind of freaked me out.