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A Bocca Aperta. Memorie Semiserie Di Un Povero Bambino Ricco (2008)

by Matt Rothschild(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

8820047888 (ISBN13: 9788820047887)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Sperling & Kupfer

review 1: (adj). 1. It’s what happens when you’re in your bedroom wearing your maid’s dress, posing at the mirror, and your grandmother walks in and says, “Matthew, if you’re going to wear a dress, couldn’t you find a better one than that?”The memoir of the dysfunctional upbringing of a chubby, gay, “jewfro”ed, trust fund baby. More or less abandoned by his jet-setting mother who decided she’d rather live in Italy with her fourth husband than raise a kid, brought up by his grandparents on the Upper East side, Rothschild’s tale is both hilarious and heartbreaking. You might say “Do I really need to read another gay satirical memoirist with a dysfunctional upbringing?” Lighter than Burroughs and not as sharp as Sedaris, I still found this immensely entertaini... moreng. Though which Rothschild (if any) he actually is has been hard to ascertain. Freely admitting to changing some names, locations and facts, it’s still worth a read for his grandmother Sophie’s zingers.
review 2: I read this one a long time ago and like to recommend it. It is about a young boy who is virtually abandoned by his socialite mother and left to be raised by his rich (and eccentric) grandparents in New York City. His grandmother is a real character and is supportive of his "differences." Matt has lots of little funny adventures as a barely supervised New York kid. Eventually he realizes that he is gay, which, of course, his grandmother already had surmised.This book is a lot of fun until Matt goes off to college near the end of the book.Overall, this is worth the read, though. less

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