The Beautiful Room Is Empty by Edmund White

The Beautiful Room Is Empty

The Edmund Trilogy #2

Edmund White

240 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ emotional reflective medium-paced

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...

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Community Reviews Summary of 157 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
challenging 75%
reflective 75%
dark 25%
funny 25%

Pace

medium 75%
slow 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.7

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