Product Description

Set in 1990's Brooklyn, Sons is the story of a teenage boy's struggle with his sexuality in the age of Hip-hop. In relentless prose, the novel moves from light to dark, through race, culture, class and religion to its tragic climax. A vivid rendering of the pain, angst and isolation of adolescent homosexuality, Sons is a significant work of American fiction.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #499504 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 228 pages

Customer Reviews

The Review
I've heard about this book for awhile now but only recently did I go and buy it (again at Harlemade...lol) and what a wonderful read.

Kudos to Mr. Morgan for an engaging coming of age story that captured all the angst that one experiences in regards to their sexuality and that transition from boy to man.

Its a great story with a backdrop of Brooklyn, characters that the reader can relate to, and as I read it I was reminded of the movie "Crash" as the part I read made me think of not just the book but how in life there is that intersection where we all connect.

A book all YMSM should read
This book is written so well and for once shows a different set of youth. No these "Sons" are not your agerage sterotyped homosexauls. These are "Sons" you see walking down the street smoking, selling and waiting for sister to come home. These "Sons" may actually be one of yours. This is a great reading about coming of age and understanding.

No character growth or development; some good writing.
I suspect the tag lines about "hip hop" are to bring you into the novel, though, this book had very little to do with hip hop; even tangentially. Not a particularly good book, but the story is a good one and rich with possibilities - it's the plot that doesn't quite work. None of the characters were remotely interesting and if you're going to fill a novel with so much angst and unhappiness there needs to be a balance or character growth in the process and there was none here. All characters (major and minor) lacked any growth, development, or an "ah ha" moment and maybe that was the point of the novel. Some of the writing, however, is very good - you can see the author has talent. The story is timely and needed, but you may have to look a little further for a cohesive and compelling tale of being gay in the hip hop culture of the 1990's.