Sweet Tooth: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (776 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1477818073 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 334 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Fallon said Different coming of age story. The pace was slow for me. It is a sad story. I was disappointed that the protagonist never seemed to get control of his diabetes for one reason or another. Almost as if he wished a slow death as punishment for his lack of love life.. Sweet Read Culture Vulture Endearing coming of age/coming out story with the challenge of being diabetic. Great read for the Glee generation and those of us who remembers the eighties. It's a breezy read nicely detailed autobiography great for beach or pool. It is an easy read and I found it somewhat enjoyable atedrem It is an easy read and I found it somewhat enjoyable. The author tries to be funny and write in the vain of Andy Sedaris.
(Mar.) . He suffers a series of diabetic episodes and hospitalizations which are told in short alternating chapters. The author recounts these parallel struggles in colorful detail: he describes his "gay porno magazine obsession" as a "deep, dark dungeon of delicious, honey-dipped immorality fondue." This type of dry, self-deprecating humor is emblazoned throughout and helps the reader keep apace as Anderson relays his emotional and physical instability. The combination gives readers a visceral taste of the rollercoaster ride that was his young adulthood. Staying true to his experiences, Anderson evokes the juvenile tendency toward self-destruction in a way that is simultaneously funny and frustrating. At age 15, one month after finally acknowledging his attraction to men, Anderson is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. From Publishers Weekly Anderson's second memoir (Tune In Tokyo: The Gaijin Diaries) is a lively a
Neill Anderson and blogs at seetimblogspot. He is an editor and lives in Brooklyn with his husband, Jimmy; his cat, Stella; and his yoga balance ball, Sheila. His favorite Little Debbie snack cake is the Fudge Round.. Tim also writes young adult historical fiction under the name T. In addition to Sweet Tooth, Tim Anderson is the author of Tune in Tokyo: The Gaiji
2015 International Book Awards Winner in Non-Fiction: Gay & Lesbian“A gifted writer, Anderson isdelightful in his irreverence, and astutely aware of himself and his particular perspective. With Morrissey and The Smiths as the soundtrack, Anderson self-deprecatingly recalls love affairs with vests and donuts, first crushes, coming out, and inaugural trips to gay bars. His observations are often laugh-out-loud funny and will leave readers with the desire tokeep turning the pages” —Publishers Weekly review for Anderson, author of Tune in Tokyo and Sweet ToothWhat’s a sweets-loving young boy growing up gay in North Carolina in the eighties supposed to think when he’s diagnosed with type 1 diabetes? That God is punishing him, naturally.This was, after all, when Jesse Helms was his senator, AIDS was still the boogeyman, and no one was saying, “It gets better.” And if stealing a copy of an x-rated magazine from the newsagent was a sin, then surely what the guys inside were doing to one another was