Scott Heim
Paperback | Pages: 292 pages Rating: 4.04 | 8797 Users | 456 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Mysterious Skin |
| ISBN: | 0060841699 (ISBN13: 9780060841690) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | New York City, New York(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Gay Men's Fiction (1996) |
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At the age of eight Brian Lackey is found bleeding under the crawl space of his house, having endured something so traumatic that he cannot remember an entire five–hour period of time.During the following years he slowly recalls details from that night, but these fragments are not enough to explain what happened to him, and he begins to believe that he may have been the victim of an alien encounter. Neil McCormick is fully aware of the events from that summer of 1981. Wise beyond his years, curious about his developing sexuality, Neil found what he perceived to be love and guidance from his baseball coach. Now, ten years later, he is a teenage hustler, a terrorist of sorts, unaware of the dangerous path his life is taking. His recklessness is governed by idealized memories of his coach, memories that unexpectedly change when Brian comes to Neil for help and, ultimately, the truth.
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| Title | : | Mysterious Skin |
| Author | : | Scott Heim |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 292 pages |
| Published | : | May 10th 2005 by Harper Perennial (first published 1995) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. LGBT. Contemporary. GLBT. Queer. Gay |
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Ratings: 4.04 From 8797 Users | 456 ReviewsRate Containing Books Mysterious Skin
I was absolutely absorbed in this book. It seemed to devour me, blurting into each and every one of my thoughts even after I had finished it, and when people ask me what my favourite read of 2015 is, I am almost certain this will be my favourite book of the year. The subject matter has potential to be very triggering, tackling subject matters that cause us to shy away and bend our heads, but if you feel you can handle that, I urge you to pick this up. It's brilliant, moving, funny, andIt's difficult to say exactly what I like about this book. I don't exactly like the plot. I do like the characterizations, but this book does actually, firmly, clearly say some things that are taboo regarding pedaphilia and sexual relationships between adult and children. This book goes beyond talking "about" taboos into actually making taboo statements. The adult / child sex scenes are graphic and intentionally creepy in the way that they're kind of sexy too. The story works with a kind of
I thought I might give some thoughts while the story's still fresh in my system. I wish I'd read the novel first, but, I have to say that I agree with the screenwriter who adapted Mysterious Skin to its movie version that Eric Preston should be Mexican-American. It just makes more sense to me as someone who's once lived near Modesto that that would be the case. In theory, it shouldn't make that much of a difference but it does since Preston's voice factors so much into the story...I thought the
A little too hip and trendy for its own good. I just don't buy that a 13 year old is this brooding and jaded. You don't need drugs and Joy Division until your at least 14. If you smoked cigarettes before you could drive, pimped your body before you passed Geometry and just laid back and sunk into your too kewl for school 'tude, well then... Disclaimer: Some of the writing here is pretty tight in places, and I liked the format with different characters revealing different parts of the story...
That was heart-breaking and bleak.But good. It was good, too. This kind of gave me the experience I wanted from The Perks of Being a Wallflower.Sometimes the writing was a teensy bit awkward and some parts were slow, but ultimately this book was really effective. There's no skimping on horrifying details, so prepare yourself.(I read the version with the cereal and spoons on the cover. Once I realized it came directly from a scene in the book, the image became grossly terrifying.)
[4,5/5*]I really loved this novel and I think the main reason for that is because, despite its dark and disturbing subject, it's not trashy. Scott Heim's writing isn't spectacular and provocative just for the sake of shocking the reader like some other authors might do (I'm thinking Palahniuk, for instance). Reversely, it's not a tear-jerker either. It's all very matter-of-fact yet sensitive, and if it's shocking at times, it's only because, again, the subject is so disturbing (I mean, this is a
"If we were stars in the latest Hollywood blockbuster, then I would have embraced him, my hands patting his shoulder blades, violins and cellos billowing on the soundtrack as tears streamed down our faces. But Hollywood would never make a movie about us."I loved this book, really. Having seen the movie prior to reading the novel (which is excellent, by the way. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is one of my favourite actors and the movie proves it) - I kind of knew more or less what would unravel but
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