A review by zefrog
Our Young Man by Edmund White

3.0

Although the book is a pleasant enough read it is also terribly written and full of careless inaccuracies in style, plot and structure (something particularly unacceptable from an author of the supposed stature of Mr White, who acknowledges the involvement of no less that FOUR editors on this project!). The characters are not only paper thin and unrealistic, they also change appearance and personality as the plot goes on. The whole thing feels like a pot-boiler quickly and sloppily assembled for no obvious reason.

p50: "He opened a white paper bag and pulled out a croissant, found a plate in the cupboard, and ate it."