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Dream Boy
Dream Boy
Author: Jim Grimsley
ALA Gay-Lesbian-Bisexual Book Award. DREAM BOY confirms the immense promise of Jim Grimsley's award-winning debut, WINTER BIRDS. In his electrifying novel, adolescent gay love, violence, and the spirituality of old-time religion are combined through the alchemy of Grimsley's vision into a powerfully suspenseful story of escape and redemption. "I...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781565121065
ISBN-10: 1565121066
Publication Date: 1/9/1995
Pages: 195
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 13 ratings
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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Helpful Score: 2
Oh, my. I requested this book from a recommendation on the LGBQT boards. I began to read it with the expectation of it just being a book about a boy with the hardships of growing up gay in the South, but it turned into something else entirely.

That's all I can say. I laud this book to the highest extent.
leslieam avatar reviewed Dream Boy on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Haunting and beautifully written, Dream Boy will shock you with its impact. Jim Grimsley paints a vivid picture of love amidst chaos and dysfunction in rural America. Highly Recommended.
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Helpful Score: 1
I read this a couple years ago.
I never knew it was a gay novel (i just thought the names were funny) and it opened to me a new genre!
Writing is beautiful, sweet, and poetic. I stayed up all night to finish and cried myself to sleep.
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Well written, but unsettling. You can feel the tension the entire time your reading it.
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I read this book many years ago, but I am still struck by the power of it.
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Beautifully written, heartbreaking. Looking forward to reading more from this author.
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This book has triggers - here are some warnings: child abuse & sexual assult


Don't judge this book by it's cover. It's nothing like you think it will be. This book was perfect until the ending.

Not that the ending was bad, it was completly unexpected. I completed reading it three days ago and am still scratching my head.

The ending isn't bad, in fact it's positive. It's just completly unexpected.


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