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Title: I just don't get it
Review: I tried, I really did. I read and read and read this book, waiting to feel that Mike Albo had "talent to burn," like another reviewer said. This is a story about growing up gay, which might seem well-trod but which is always interesting and can be clever.However, I struggled mightily to follow this book. To me it read like a first draft. There are numerous ill-placed flashbacks that drag an already-thick narrative even further down so that it's very hard to follow. Sure, there are mentions of things that will remind you of the times, but it's not enough. You have to care about the narrator and care where he goes in life.The humor here is somewhat subtle and dry, but nowhere near David Sedaris' level. When the attempt at a writing style gets in the way of the writing, it doesn't work.
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