Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1140528 in Books
• Published on: 2002-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 250 pages

Customer Reviews

Fierce, astonishing, huge, - if deceitful - heart
Ha! Since I first wrote an amazon review of this, 'JT Leroy' has been 'outed' as a made-up front for a husband and wife writing team who pulled off a scam that got bigger than they ever expected. IT DOESN'T MATTER. Real person or not, autobiographical fiction or entirely made-up, 'his' writing, in this collection and the possibly even better novel "Sarah", is far too raw not to be, at least on some level, truthful. Even if 'his' subject matters - abuse, gender confusion, child whoredom, desperacy for love - weren't so inflammatory, the language and vividness of spirit would still make these books blistering reads.

Unable to put down.
I haven't actually bought this book but I borrowed it from my library, doing the usual picking a book by its cover.

At first I thought this book was going nowhere but I actually couldn't put the book down. It was immensly moving, had me in tears at some points. The characters may seem a little melodramatic however they are relatable to. Although at some points I found the story a little jumpy and confusing, carry on reading and it makes it more sense. I found it thoroughly enjoyable. The story is very shocking though, and the innocent minded may not like it.

I was unaware the book was a cult classic but after reading it I can see why.

The Heart...
I decided to read this book when I found out about the movie of it on a different website and I am glad I did. I couldn't put this book down and is definitely worth reading! I will probably end up reading this book again and I completely reccomend it!