Book 2007
Hornito
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- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Fiction
- Gay youth
- Suburban life
- Humor (Fiction)
- New York Times reviewed
- Fiction, general
- Fiction, lgbtq+, gay
Juxtaposing a trip to his childhood home -- where he has retreated to try to make some sense of his hectic existence in New York City -- with memories of growing up gay in seventies suburbia, Albo creates "Mike Albo." This character's memories are from a fictitious life that's outrageous, hilarious, and embarrassingly real. From a typical suburban childhood to his perpetual search for true love, Albo evokes a poignant, nostalgic past and a vibrant, energetic present. By turns vulnerable and jaded, flamboyant and obsessive, Hornito is full of subversive humor and outrageous irony.