Andy V. Roamer
Autor von Confessions of a Gay Curmudgeon
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- Roamer, Andy V.
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- Ambrose, Andy V.
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- Andy V. Roamer grew up in the Boston area and moved to New York City after college. He worked in book publishing for many years, starting out in the children’s and YA books division and then wearing many other hats. This is his first novel about RV, the teenage son of immigrants from Lithuania in Eastern Europe, as RV tries to negotiate his demanding high school, his budding sexuality, and new relationships. He has written an adult novel, Confessions of a Gay Curmudgeon, under the pen name Andy V. Ambrose. To relax, Andy loves to ride his bike, read, watch foreign and independent movies, and travel.
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- 7
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- 13
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- #774,335
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- 3.0
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Let's see! RV is a young teen when the novel begins. He's got a lot going on in his life and in his head all the time. His character was great, constantly bouncing back and forth between emotions and thoughts. It seemed quite authentic to me.! Being a teenager can be a bit overwhelming. RV takes to writing everything down in a journal so that he can try to understand himself.
He's Lithuanian and struggles to find his identity as a result of that. Is he just American? Does he have to do all the "Lith" traditions that his parents insist upon? At the same time as he struggles with his cultural identity, he begins to wonder about his sexual identity.
This was the part at which, for me, I thought the voice slipped a little. I felt as though I was reading a middle-school-aged character rather than a teenager. While RV is a terrific character, he reads as much younger in my mind. That's okay, it's just that I think it may make it more difficult for older teens to connect with this book.
Many of RV's struggles seem "typical" of teenagers and some are unique. He's been raised to be very religious and wonders what "the big guy," thinks of the "gay" feelings that he's been having. for his age, he is quite open with his thoughts and feelings.
It's a good story, biographical, and RV is a great character.… (mehr)