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Kevin Sessums

Auteur de Mississippi Sissy

2+ oeuvres 442 utilisateurs 5 critiques

A propos de l'auteur

Kevin Sessums is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and the former executive editor of Interview. (Bowker Author Biography)

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Œuvres de Kevin Sessums

Mississippi Sissy (2007) 411 exemplaires

Oeuvres associées

The Queer South: Lgbtq Writers on the American South (2014) — Contributeur — 20 exemplaires

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Nom légal
Kevin Sessums
Date de naissance
1956
Sexe
male
Nationalité
USA
Professions
Writer/Journalis

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Interesting story of a boy growing up in the deep south dealing with being gay.
 
Signalé
ahooper04 | 4 autres critiques | Apr 1, 2009 |
Overly melodramatic with Sessums a frustrated dramatist, despite the sad, disturbing early years of his life. Gives a hard look at southern attitudes in the sixties that makes one wonder how anyone "different" survived. Disappointing and unsatisfying story.
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dugmel | 4 autres critiques | Jun 26, 2008 |
Really enjoyed this book. Only criticisms might be that the timeline skips around rather too much and that Sessums seems in love with his writing style (not a bad thing in itself, just don't want it to be obvious when I'm reading). A few minor grammatical errors that surprised me, given his otherwise excellent command of the written word.
 
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RobinReardon | 4 autres critiques | Jun 20, 2008 |
Astonished. What can I say. As a gay boy who grew up a sissy in the South, I completely identified with the alienation that Sessums felt. But the ability of this boy/man to transcend the most awful of setbacks early in life is without a doubt one of the more inspiring stories I've ever read. I finished this book over three months ago and I am still haunted and bewitched by this book. The women in this book are full of such strength. The author's mother, grandmother, his maid Matty Mae, his Aunt Lola. A poignant portrayal of author Eudora Welty who along with his mentor Frank Harris, groomed this author to write an autobiography that is absolutely perfect. Run to the bookstore. BUY this book. 100 stars out ten (sorry to digress to such cliche's it's the only way to express sufficiently my enthusiasm for this book). I guffawed and cried my way through this brilliant book.… (plus d'informations)
 
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mgaulding | 4 autres critiques | Mar 19, 2008 |

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Popularité
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Évaluation
½ 3.6
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ISBN
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