247 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780747554233
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication date: 01 January 2001
Description
A series of loosely connected autobiographical stories, they describe the disturbing relationship between a mother and her adolescent son as she moves from lover to lover, dressing him as a girl and forcing him to shoplift. These are shocking stor...
Community Reviews Summary of 243 reviews
Moods
sad 66%
challenging 50%
emotional 50%
tense 33%
reflective 16%
Pace
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 25%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
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Addiction, Child abuse, Pedophilia247 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780747554233
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication date: 01 January 2001
Description
A series of loosely connected autobiographical stories, they describe the disturbing relationship between a mother and her adolescent son as she moves from lover to lover, dressing him as a girl and forcing him to shoplift. These are shocking stor...
Community Reviews Summary of 243 reviews
Moods
sad 66%
challenging 50%
emotional 50%
tense 33%
reflective 16%
Pace
slow 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 75% | A mix: 25%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 50%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Addiction, Child abuse, Pedophilia