John Fox (1) (1952–)

Gay teen coming of age short novel set in Brooklyn & the Jersey Shore during the unsettled times of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy during the primary season leading up to the 1968 Presidential election. Very insightful story of Billy trying to find his feet as somewhat 'different' in a time when acceptance of such was a mere fraction of what it is today. Found a very accurate portrayal as to the confusion when an individual's assumption of the gay stereotype does not neatly mesh with who they feel they are, leaving them in a kind of limbo......until life experiences slowly clear out the cloudiness.....I can totally relate..... This was a quick read that i appreciated..... it felt very genuine, but did not reach beyond my 3.5 rating. No complaints. Recommended if you want to get a glimpse of the angst experienced as one figures out where they fit in, in a world of expectations one cannot live up to. Genuine.....glad i read it!… (más)

Interesting book for it's time, released in 1985 but set in 1968. It's a 16 year old boy's coming of age and dealing with his homosexuality. Written very much in the style of a teenager. He's on the high school swim team and finds himself getting involved in a "relationship" with a co-worker at a McCarthy supporter office. At times he's very blunt about his sexual activities. He talks like an angst ridden teenager and then we'll find out later it was lies. I kind of have mixed feelings on the story over all. Although it's set in the late 1960's it really could be about anywhere and anytime up to when it was written and there after. Worth a read and I guess it's being not to set in it's time period does not make it dated, but somehow the time frame in the book seems off.… (más)