A Boy's Own Story by Edmund White

A Boy's Own Story

The Edmund Trilogy #1

Edmund White with Alan Hollinghurst (Contributor)

249 pages • first pub 1982 (editions) user-added

fiction lgbtqia+ challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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With an introduction by Alan Hollinghurst.It was his power that stupefied me and made me regard my knowledge as nothing more than hired cleverness he might choose to show off at a dinner party.A Boy's Own Story traces an unnamed narrator's coming-...

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Community Reviews Summary of 595 reviews

Moods

reflective 69%
emotional 54%
sad 33%
dark 24%
challenging 15%
funny 6%
tense 6%
adventurous 3%
hopeful 3%

Pace

slow 55%
medium 44%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 38% | No: 19%

Loveable characters?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 40%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 63% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 23%

Average rating

3.41

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