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F their young lives year old Blair Mastbaum Clay's Way ePUB #241 graduated from the University of California Berkeley with a degree in fine arts He was a fashion model for six years and now lives in Beverly Hills where he is hard at work on his second nov. This terrific debut novel turns the typical teenage coming out story on its ear by portraying its sixteen year old narrator Sam as completely self loathing in every respect except with regard to his sexuality which he treats with extreme matter of factness In many ways he is the typical rebellious teen he hates his folks his life his appearance is forever trying on different looks and identities in an awkward effort to express his individuality but as the book follows his faltering romance and subseuent obsession with Clay a hip and attractive local surfer Sam turns into something sinister He goes beyond garden variety teen stalking and in a sense actually attempts to become his lover Clay is Sam's polar opposite in every way he is completely comfortable in his own skin except for his inablity to acknowledge his homosexuality Mastbaum has beautifully captured his teen narrator's voice; Sam is a fully realized authentic character Although you may find yourself cringing in places it is difficult not to sympathize with him even as he strays dangerously into Travis BickleRupert Pupkin territory I read this book in one day with very few breaks On the one hand this is a testament to how uickly the writing engaged me but on the other it also gave rise to my only complaint Reading Sam's insistent almost relentless and highly emotive ranting in such concentration was a lot like taking a long train ride with a hopped up louacious youngster completely exhausting Still very original and full of life Recommended for the younger set
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Clay's Way A NovelAking lust for fate Sam becomes obsessed with Clay a year old surfer outwardly cool but eually adrift The violence and tumult of Clay's search for identity propels him with desperately confused Sam in his wake through the hardest decisions and obstacles o. It’s official I hate Clay I enjoyed reading this book Susan is sweet Sam is an ass