The Best Little Boy in the World: The 25th Anniversary Edition of the Classic Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (651 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345381769 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is the story of a normal boy growing into maturity without managing to get raped into, or taunted because of, his homosexuality. One reads this utterly honest account with the shock of recognition." The New York Times"The quality of this book is fantastic because it comes of equal parts honesty and logic and humor. And he writes well enough that he doesn't resort to sensationalism ." San Francisco Bay Area Reporter. It is far from being the story of a Gay crusader, nor is it the story of a closet queen. The classic account of growing up gay in America."The best little boy in the world never had wet dreams or masturbated; he always topped his class, honored mom and dad, deferred to elders and excelled in sports . The best little boy in the world was the model IBM exec The best little boy in the world was a closet case who 'never read anything about homosexuality.' John Reid comes out slowly, hilariously, brilliantly. He is bright enough to be aware of his hangups and the reasons for them
And so it was "John Reid" who became a hero to the thousands of gay males who found in this memoir a mirror for their own experiences. When The Best Little Boy in the World was first published in 1973, Andrew Tobias could write about what it had felt like to begin to accept his homosexuality, but he couldn't bring himself to sign his own name to the book, for fear of embarrassing his parents. It's not that big a deal." . He treats his closeted adolescence and college years, and his stumbling first attempts at "doing a thing" with other gay men, with a self-effacing humor that exposes his pain without descending into self-pity. And if his life seems fairly ordinary, apart from the sexual awakening well, that was the whole point. "You like and respect us when you don't realize we're gay," he writes in a new introduction, "so no
"Not the best little book in the worldbut, not too bad either" according to J. Ninos. Andrew Tobias writes a poignant and touching autobiography of his young life as a closeted boy coming of age in the Northeastern US in the 50's and 60's. He reflects deeply on the issues and feelings which keep him closeted. He also is very open in reflecting on the dark side of his nature fostered by his self-deprivation and years of denial. His. Classic tale. Gary W Choate Classic tale, well written, charming and heartfelt.. "unhappy" according to Keith. I did not order library. Copy ! !!! So much for truth in advertising !!!