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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 220 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
funny 36%
sad 36%
challenging 27%
dark 27%
hopeful 18%
informative 18%
inspiring 18%
tense 9%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 10%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content
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 220 reviews
Moods
reflective 63%
funny 36%
sad 36%
challenging 27%
dark 27%
hopeful 18%
informative 18%
inspiring 18%
tense 9%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 88% | A mix: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 80% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 10%Loveable characters?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 22%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 12%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content