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Loading... The Hand-Reared Boy (1970)by Brian W. Aldiss
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. incredible book. just really--i mean, he just, Stubbs just an, ok. ok, it just was heaven sent, well it was, when I was 17 and it has a sad sweet ending and man, Horatio..and this from the great Brian Aldiss..well, yep, and that is one of the most misleading covers upper left ever. And just remembered the Maginot Line and the true equality of the thing. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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It was the first British novel to explore, frankly and with a gleeful honesty, the sexual awakening of a teenage boy. It was regarded as so outrageous that thirteen publishers initially refused to publish it. The Hand-Reared Boy no longer shocks, instead, it stands as the classic novel of teenage self-discovery and the realisation of a young boy of love, and the fact that other people are more than sexual objects.Depicting the preoccupations common to all young boys as they reach puberty, The Hand-Reared Boy is a delightfully funny account of burgeoning sexuality, marked by self-revelation, self-mockery and a complete absence of prurience. It was shortlisted for the Lost Booker Prize in 2010. No library descriptions found. |
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