Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story (Perennial Classics)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.49 (810 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060595647 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Struggling to be, or at least to imitate, a straight man, through Ivy League halls of privilege and bohemian travels abroad, loveless intimacy and unrequited passion, Paul Monette was haunted, and finally saved, by a dream of "the thing I'd never even seen: two men in love and laughing."Searingly honest, witty, and humane, Becoming a Man is the definitive coming-out story in the classic coming-of-age genre.. A child of the 1950s from a small New England town, "perfect Paul" earns straight A's and shines in social and literary pursuits, all the while keeping a secret—from himself and the rest of the world
Monette's fear and fury at AIDS and homophobia heighten the same skill and imagination he put into his fiction. Paul Monette did not lead a life different from many gay men--he struggled courageously with his family, his sexuality, his AIDS diagnosis--but in bearing witness to his and others' pain, he creates a personal testimony that illuminates the darkest corners of our culture even as it finds unexpected reserves of hope. Carroll, a comic romp with serious overtones. . The passion and anger that fueled On Borrowed Time surfaces again in 1992's Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story, his National Book Award-winning autobiography. This vision--poetic yet highl
"Well written, worth your time." according to Always Learning. Very well written, his journey to becoming a whole person is definately worth reading.. Engaging Doug D. Kilburg When I first started reading this book, it started out a little slow. After the first few pages, however, I found that I couldn't put it down. It provides a very clear picture of what he was going through in his life. I highly recommend it.. Michael L. Wiersma said Angry, thoughtful, disheartening, and triumphant. The tone of this book is sometimes so overwhelmingly negative and self-deprecating that, if you don't know at least a little about the author, it would certainly overshadow the meaning and ultimate victory of this journey, chronicled here with such amazing detail as to transport a reader, almost, deep inside Paul Monette's head.If you're reading the book, or would like to do so, know that Mr. Monette does find love, more than once, and that he finds his journey to have been both extraordinary and extraordinarily painful, I believe. Sadly, he is gone now.Also keep in mind that Mr. Monette lived long