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| Original Title: | Dream Boy: A Novel |
| ISBN: | 0684829924 (ISBN13: 9780684829920) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Nathan Davies, Roy, Evelyn, Randy, Burke |
| Literary Awards: | Stonewall Book Award for Literature (1996), Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Gay Men's Fiction (1996) |
Jim Grimsley
Paperback | Pages: 195 pages Rating: 3.92 | 4146 Users | 335 Reviews
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| Title | : | Dream Boy |
| Author | : | Jim Grimsley |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 195 pages |
| Published | : | January 30th 1997 by Touchstone Books (first published 1995) |
| Categories | : | LGBT. Fiction. Gay. Romance. Young Adult |
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Some books don't deserve ratings. Not because they're just that bad, but because a number cannot encapsulate everything found within their bindings. Dream Boy, for me, is one of those books - what I liked about it is also what prevented me from loving it fully.First published over ten years ago at a succinct 195 pages, Dream Boy revolves around Nathan, a sophomore in high school who falls into a complex relationship with Roy, a senior. Nathan comes from a troubled home. His alcoholic father exemplifies sanctimony while his mother wisps around like a leaf. Roy gives him warmth, but at a cost - he doesn't want Nathan to tell anyone about their relationship.
Dream Boy is about young adults, but might not be for young adults. Grimsley's writing is concise and almost clinical, yet strongly sensual and violent. His brevity brings Nathan's insecurities and abuse to life. On the surface this book may appear to be about a relationship between two boys, but it has a dark undercurrent and themes that can capture one's mind long after reading.
But the blunt nature of this book left me wanting more. There's a difference between an author deciding to leave aspects of his work ambiguous and failing to explore certain characters, motifs, etc. The motives behind why characters would hurt one another or how some of their emotions escalated so quickly could have been further fleshed out.
I would recommend this to readers searching for an unusual gay love story with beautiful yet jagged writing. Save this one for later if you're searching for a happy ending - while it has nothing in common with sunshine or prancing unicorns, I promise that it'll make you think.
*review cross-posted on my blog, the quiet voice.
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Ratings: 3.92 From 4146 Users | 335 ReviewsRate Based On Books Dream Boy
I didn't like this story at all. It deals with trauma, torture, incest and molestation. So not for me. I prefer romances.This was my third or fourth read of this magnificent book by Jim Grimsley. This is the book I return to when I want to be inspired to write better. This was my first reaction to Dream boy, in 2010, when I first read it:Dream Boy by Jim Grimsley. I read it in an hour and a half. The apartment could have been engulfed in fire. I couldn't care less. I only wanted his words. Only needed to turn the pages.It has been a very very long and lonely time since I've come across such a kindred soul. His
Some books don't deserve ratings. Not because they're just that bad, but because a number cannot encapsulate everything found within their bindings. Dream Boy, for me, is one of those books - what I liked about it is also what prevented me from loving it fully.First published over ten years ago at a succinct 195 pages, Dream Boy revolves around Nathan, a sophomore in high school who falls into a complex relationship with Roy, a senior. Nathan comes from a troubled home. His alcoholic father
Dream Boy is a good beginnng for a novel. It's a decent outline. But aside from an intriguing writing style, this book fails if only because there is no ending. Actually, I felt extremely cheated and angry that the author would do such a thing. First he manipulates us ruthlessly and plays on our emotions and for what? To give us a book with no ending? Either suggested ending is an unbelieveably trite. The author should be ashamed of himself. Worn out plot, brutal enough to make reading
There is something that renders me in awe, sometimes: there will be, occasionally, a book I will stumble upon, that will hit me with such strength that will threaten to shake everything that makes me. This book is one of those cases. I didn't really expect it to affect me so much; I guess I never imagined it would matter that much, it was supposed to be just another book I had been meaning to read for some time and only now I was getting myself to do it. I wish I had the words to explain in
Just finished it and am trying to determine what I think. As an atheist bordering the agnostic I am not one for Bible-reading and hymn-singing and so forth. So I cannot read the ending in a religious context. But what remains then? If I say it is about love between Nathan and Roy, then I get the ending (even though it can be seen as over the top, too faitytale-ish or whatever). I get it nonetheless. I am highly disturbed by the whole plot because the writing gets to you. It seems to be clinical,
Dream Boy is a tender love story that is also sensual and violent. It is the story of two high school boys who fall in love. Roy and Nathan are neighbors and the attraction is immediate and profound. They are secretive and tentative about their relationship but it is intense and astonishing in its power.Roy and Nathan attend the same high school where Roy is a senior and Nathan is a sophomore. Nathan has just moved to the area. His family moves often because his father can't keep a job and
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