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Letters to Montgomery Clift

Noel Alumit

Start date: October 1, 2010

Finish date: November 30, 2010

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Dec 07, 2008 Paul Jr. rated it it was amazing

Shelves: gay-fiction, ethnic-writers, asian-american-writers, filipino-writers, coming-of-age

December 4, 1976

dear mr. montgomery clift,
i want one thing only. please bring my mama back to me. safe. with no more bruises.
i will wait one week. if nothing bad happens then i know it is ok to write you.
Sign
bong bong luwad

With that one child-like letter, author Noel Alumit sets a haunting tone that carries on throughout his remarkable debut novel, Letters to Montgomery Clift. But not only does that letter mark the beginning of the story, it is also the start of a long and sometime intimate rela ...more

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Nov 02, 2011 Scott rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: lgbt

The deceased actor Montgomery Clift is kept alive in this memoir about a boy from the Philippines who is sent to USA to escape the Marcos' regime. Bong (yes!) writes letters to the deceased iconic Montgomery to help him decompress from a variety of stressful and physically traumatic situations. Throughout his search for answers about his imprisoned parents, he finds love, ends up in a mental institution, and experiences a variety of self-destructive habits. Thank god for the happy ending because ...more

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Aug 15, 2010 Bill rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: gay-fiction, fiction-literary

This is a story about how a boy deals with loss as he grows and becomes an adult. And, it is about unfailing hope and optimism. If you are looking for a Gay romance, this book is not for you. Help! I don't know what to say... If you like reading literary fiction, working on several levels, I recommend this book. ...more

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