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Original Title:	Dream Boy: A Novel
ISBN:	0684829924 (ISBN13: 9780684829920)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Nathan Davies, Roy, Evelyn, Randy, Burke
Literary Awards:	Stonewall Book Award for Literature (1996), Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Gay Men's Fiction (1996)

Dream Boy

Jim Grimsley

Paperback | Pages: 195 pages

Rating: 3.92 | 4146 Users | 335 Reviews

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Title	:	Dream Boy
Author	:	Jim Grimsley
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 195 pages
Published	:	January 30th 1997 by Touchstone Books (first published 1995)
Categories	:	LGBT. Fiction. Gay. Romance. Young Adult

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Some books don't deserve ratings. Not because they're just that bad, but because a number cannot encapsulate everything found within their bindings. Dream Boy, for me, is one of those books - what I liked about it is also what prevented me from loving it fully. First published over ten years ago at a succinct 195 pages, Dream Boy revolves around Nathan, a sophomore in high school who falls into a complex relationship with Roy, a senior. Nathan comes from a troubled home. His alcoholic father exemplifies sanctimony while his mother wisps around like a leaf. Roy gives him warmth, but at a cost - he doesn't want Nathan to tell anyone about their relationship. Dream Boy is about young adults, but might not be for young adults. Grimsley's writing is concise and almost clinical, yet strongly sensual and violent. His brevity brings Nathan's insecurities and abuse to life. On the surface this book may appear to be about a relationship between two boys, but it has a dark undercurrent and themes that can capture one's mind long after reading. But the blunt nature of this book left me wanting more. There's a difference between an author deciding to leave aspects of his work ambiguous and failing to explore certain characters, motifs, etc. The motives behind why characters would hurt one another or how some of their emotions escalated so quickly could have been further fleshed out. I would recommend this to readers searching for an unusual gay love story with beautiful yet jagged writing. Save this one for later if you're searching for a happy ending - while it has nothing in common with sunshine or prancing unicorns, I promise that it'll make you think. *review cross-posted on my blog, the quiet voice.

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Ratings: 3.92 From 4146 Users | 335 Reviews

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My god, that ending.

Powerful silent imagery..... Grimsley uses the third person present to tell us this story. So even though we are getting Nathan's point of view, a distance is still created between us and him and him and his world. This distance mirrors the same distance that Nathan needs to be able to survive what he has been through. So with this writing tool Grimsley puts us in the picture by making us feel the distance, the silence, the invisibility, the loneliness, the wariness. The distrust Nathan feels

Many thanks to Sofia for buddy reading this with me. I certainly wouldn't have wanted to read it on my own.This is a melancholy story, poignant, beautifully written but very disturbing. Even the teen gay romance within its pages could not redeem it from the darkness and the violence within it. Everything shimmered with the fragility of first love but shattered into pieces with the violence.And then the open endedness of the story did not allow for resolution and peace. Although I suppose we can

Such a beautiful, deeply emotional, poignant and touching piece of prose!.. Jim Grimsley's writing. is magical. No more words, let the book talk to you. *** Smith nailed it.



Jim Grimsley's wonderful book is conceived of facts and dreams.Its facts are disturbing and painful - Nathan's abusive father, Burke's violent acts, the brutality of the very environment surrounding Nathan and Roy - conjure up a setting where even the cracking of a floorboard or a light under a door could indicate the onset of violence and abuse. But there are also dreams in Nathan's small world: his encounters with Roy (despite Roy's demand that they remain a secret) are infused with

Dream Boy is haunting, in a "I have to re-read it or else it'll drive me crazy" way. But I'm pretty sure that rereading will not give me answers.It's also haunting because of the subject matter, the constant foreboding feeling and scenes that always stay on this side of gratifying and keep you pushing through the story./I'm not even sure if I liked it. The ending flipped my rating upside down. Because I suck at understanding surrealism and symbolism. I have so many ideas on this ending, but if I