A review by sirlancereads
A Boy's Own Story by Edmund White

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

A beautiful portrait of what it was like to grow up gay in the 1950s and his own struggles with his sexuality and particularly the lengths in which the narrarator will go to conceal or even attempt to undo his own homosexuality.