I discovered this book in my last semester of college in 1988 after reading the author’s article “The New Lost Generation,” from Esquire magazine. Being the same age, the article was one of the best accounts of defining Gen X. The book caught me off guard because of some of the gay subject matter but I ended up liking several of the stories and could identify with the sexual introspection during this period in the 1980s. I loaned the book to someone I knew in Chicago and it never got back to me so it’s one of those books still “wandering.” ( )

Per me la scoperta, durante le scuole medie, del fatto che si possono amare persone del proprio stesso sesso. E che questo amore può essere narrato magistralmente. E che può farmi commuovere anche quando lo rileggo quasi vent'anni dopo. Uno dei miei preferiti. ( )

Uneven mix of quality of short stories. Running themes; seems that some characters appear time and again. However, at the end of the short stories, one is left not knowing what exactly Leavitt is trying to say. ( )