false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223648548m/51595.jpg 51595 3 Over the past 15 years Dennis Cooper has established himself as the preeminent spokesperson and chronicler for angst ridden teens in Los Angeles. In <i>Closer</i>, <i>Frisk</i>, and <i>Try</i>, Cooper delineated the existential crisis of gay teen boys with no place to go but down, nothing to look forward to but death. Cooper's plots usually revolve around the idea that there are people--usually older men--who are willing to help them with this last desire. Cooper tells a similar tale in <i>Guide,</i> but has placed himself in the middle of the action as a participant. Beautifully and chillingly written, <i>Guide</i> is Cooper's most disturbing, transgressive tale yet. A visionary masterpiece as sublime as it is frightening. 2200859 1997 Guide total:161|5:55|4:50|3:37|2:14|1:5| 161 619 200 17 5 4 false false Thu Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 20:59:55 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 22:09:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 08:18:46 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 08:42:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 12:38:04 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 10:45:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 27 16:39:34 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 13:21:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Thu Oct 09 22:41:32 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 21:28:27 -0700 2008
This is the Wes Craven's "Scream" of Dennis Cooper books, in which people have read his ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 20:03:34 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 11 13:02:26 -0700 2008 Safe, plus 4/5 of the 'George Miles cycle'), this one is, by far, my favorite. Everything I found to be lacking in Try seems to be placed back in with Guide.
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Such is the case with Dennis Cooper's work and such is the case with Guide.

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