228 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394564449
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: Not specified
Description
When the narrator of White's poised yet scalding autobiographical novel first embarks on his sexual odyssey, it is the 1950s, and America is "a big gray country of families on drowsy holiday." That country has no room for a scholarly teenager with...
Community Reviews Summary of 187 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
challenging 42%
dark 28%
funny 28%
sad 28%
informative 14%
tense 14%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
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228 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780394564449
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: Not specified
Description
When the narrator of White's poised yet scalding autobiographical novel first embarks on his sexual odyssey, it is the 1950s, and America is "a big gray country of families on drowsy holiday." That country has no room for a scholarly teenager with...
Community Reviews Summary of 187 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
challenging 42%
dark 28%
funny 28%
sad 28%
informative 14%
tense 14%
Pace
medium 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.