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My impression based on the first few chapters was not good. I thought the author’s first-person narrative was all over the place and I just was not in tune with his writing style. But then I adjusted to the style and I have to admit that there was quite a bit of charm and a whole lot of really funny, dry wit.
The story revolves around a gay couple who never planned or wanted to have a child, but through some unusual circumstances became guardians to 11-year-old Scot, who was the son of the girlfr ...more
The story revolves around a gay couple who never planned or wanted to have a child, but through some unusual circumstances became guardians to 11-year-old Scot, who was the son of the girlfr ...more
It's always interesting to me seeing how a novel is transformed into a movie, what is deleted, changed, moved around, or used verbatim. This book is in many ways different than the movie, but there is a great deal that is similar if a bit altered. Taking the book just by itself, I enjoyed reading how a gay male couples' lives are thrown upside down by the arrival of an eleven year old boy. Their neat and tidy life is suddenly messy, full of responsibility, and awkward. he boy's proclivities for
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A gay couple ends up the guardians of an 11-year-old budding queen. Things get interesting. Sometimes it's charming, sometimes it's edgy, sometimes it's just quirky. On the whole it was an enjoyable (and quick) read but I was left wanting a little more character development, particularly from the supporting cast (not Ed, Sam or Scot). A slightly edgy beach read.
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Oct 30, 2008
Ron Mohring
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Feb 19, 2009
Annie
marked it as to-read
Dec 18, 2010
Joseph-Daniel Peter Paul Abondius
marked it as to-read
Dec 18, 2020
Matthew
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