Dream Boy

its slow, confused writing stuck with it but even the ending was a mess disappointing loved all the other books i ordered

This is one of my favorite books. It is slim and wastes no time telling a story about a young man on the cusp of adulthood who moves to a small town and lives next to the rural school bus driver. A love affair ensues, but it is fraught with outside dangers. Small time hate and bigotry come into play. The ending of this book will force you to look at the way you view reality. If you can believe that true love overcomes... Read Full Review

This book is really good. Very sad but so well written. It has a bittersweet end for those who like books like that. Highly recommend it. I actually bought two copies because I lent my first one to a friend and she never gave it back.

Grimsley conveys his story with a fanciful style of, well...dreaminess -- he tells us about the characters actions: he did this, he did that, in a kind of fairy tale that hovers above daily reality but isn't removed from physical feeling. The story is told as if by a precociously wise youngster who idealizes the situation, simplifies it into something abstract and poetic. And it's an especially good work because it works along... Read Full Review

Jim Grinsley's book just came out in Hebrew. A friend who liked Winter Birds asked me to buy him this book as a present. Before I gave him the present I started to read the first chapter to see if I like it. I put the book down when I finished the last page. It is hard to say what is so enchanting in this book. It is not a sophisticated novel; it does not use literary "tricks" to create subtle meanings. And yet, there is... Read Full Review