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Chicken: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent
Chicken SelfPortrait of a Young Man for Rent
Author: David Henry Sterry
I walk all the way up Hollywood Boulevard to Grauman's Chinese Theatre: past turistas snapping shots; wannabe starlets sparkling by in miniskirts with head shots in their hands and moondust in their eyes; rowdy cowboys drinking with drunken Indians; black businessmen bustling by briskly in crisp suits; ladies who do not lunch with nylons rolled ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060394189
ISBN-10: 0060394188
Publication Date: 2/1/2002
Pages: 247
Rating:
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3.4 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: ReganBooks
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 3
Oh my gosh....this is somewhat reminsicent of Strip City +/- Running With Scissors. It is about a 17 year old man who comes to Los Angeles, then finds out he has no place to live. He gets a job as a male prostitute (call boy?) and the book is his memoir of this time. Can be VERY graffic....violent, and sad. But another example of things that are going on in this world while we blissfully wear our blinders.....
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