A review by pearloz
The Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt by Jon-Jon Goulian

4.0

Great book! What a down-to-earth guy he is; more so, even, because of his raging insecurities...he's beyond grounded, he's downright catatonic. There is very little that is unusual about Jon-Jon apart from his name and how he chooses to dress himself. Life has been a struggle, a competition between what is expected of him and what he is capable of...the sad part is that he often takes himself out of the fight, for fear of failure, fear of not living up, or for the sake of fear itself. He's a germaphobe of the highest order and I can almost feel the bland food to which he grew accustomed. His relationship with his family is endearing, and I appreciate that he wasn't a malcontent for the sake of being one. He just spent a lot of his time being misunderstood, I think. Great book.