Dream Boy: A Novel by Jim Grimsley
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Book Reviews of Dream Boy: A Novel
Book Review: Beautiful
Summary: 5 Stars
Dream Boy is a must-read for teenagers and adults alike. Jim Grimsley's unique writing style, and careful development of this heartfelt story, is simply stunning. The end becomes surreal and dreamlike, most appropriately because the world we live in is not the world in which it should be. Book Review: It made me want to scream...
Summary: 5 Stars
The style used by the author seemed fresh and different from what I was used to reading. What I found most interesting was my own reaction to the material presented within the story, and how, without realizing it, I had been drawn deeply into the life of the character and his situation. In this regard, I consider the act of the storytelling to be a complete success.
It wasn't entirely obvious that I was reading a story, so much as experiencing the world and the emotions of Nathan. Yes, the end may seem a bit confusing, but it will make you want to scream, or cry, or yell, or even to tell Nathan's story; as it seems to be one that deserves telling and retelling.
Another plus for those who are pressed for time is that the book itself is a fast read; and can be completed in a single sitting if you have the patience for it. It delivers more value than a comparably-priced night at the movies, which might seem an abstract way to think about it but proved true in my experience.
Book Review: Dream Boy, Dream Novel
Summary: 5 Stars
A seriously beautiful novel whose characters live and breathe in your thoughts long after you finish reading. Quite unlike a vast majority of GLBT and coming-of-age pieces, Dream Boy creates a deeply personal yet almost dauntingly universal emotional space whose literary qualities are genuine and gripping. An absolute must-read for GLBT readers, youth, and allies alike. Too bad the evangelical / pentacostal ayatollahs have mau-maued the American publishing industry into making invisible new Gay novels such as this. Shame on their cowardice and mediocrity.Book Review: Achingly Beautiful
Summary: 5 Stars
It is one of the most achingly beautiful book I have ever read in awhile. It is a story of two high school boys who discover love for one another in the rural South. Mr. Grimsley writes with soul of a poet that when he describes the attraction between the two boys, it is so palpable, I can feel it seeps through the pages and fill the empty space around me. Then it moves into this haunting scenes, slowly reaches the tense climax. The ending is poignant yet triumphant. I feel like I have been living in a dream and I feel sorry that I have to wake upBook Review: Amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
Dream Boy is an amazing novel! The novel makes you feel as if you are part of the novel. Jim Grimsley is such a great writer, i love the way he wrote this amazing novel! Grimsley made the characters so great, and loveable. I couldn't put this book down, it is everything you are looking for in a book, suspense, drama, romance.etc.etc
Great book! I have recommended it to many of my friends, all of them who loved it. Dream Boy is my favorite book.