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Title	:	Mysterious Skin
Author	:	Scott Heim
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 292 pages
Published	:	May 10th 2005 by Harper Perennial (first published 1995)
Categories	:	Fiction. LGBT. Contemporary. GLBT. Queer. Gay

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At the age of eight Brian Lackey is found bleeding under the crawl space of his house, having endured something so traumatic that he cannot remember an entire five–hour period of time.

During the following years he slowly recalls details from that night, but these fragments are not enough to explain what happened to him, and he begins to believe that he may have been the victim of an alien encounter. Neil McCormick is fully aware of the events from that summer of 1981. Wise beyond his years, curious about his developing sexuality, Neil found what he perceived to be love and guidance from his baseball coach. Now, ten years later, he is a teenage hustler, a terrorist of sorts, unaware of the dangerous path his life is taking. His recklessness is governed by idealized memories of his coach, memories that unexpectedly change when Brian comes to Neil for help and, ultimately, the truth.

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Original Title:	Mysterious Skin
ISBN:	0060841699 (ISBN13: 9780060841690)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	New York City, New York(United States)
Literary Awards:	Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Gay Men's Fiction (1996)

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Arrrrrrrrrrrraaaaahhhhhhhhh bl***y GR! Wrote a review but 'an error occurred' whilst saving ! If I'm in a better mood later I'll try again :-(Ok try again...Enthralling read. Initially I was going to throw it down in disgust as I wasn't quite sure what I was reading at first. However, I'm glad I gave it more reading time as it didn't go where I thought it was going ie, down the titillating, child porn, abuse route. It didn't and it was much much more.This was an uncomfortable, and sometimes

Before he even opened his wounded mouth I knew what he would say. I knew it as conclusively as I knew my family, my self, and as he spoke it seemed as though his story had already ended, I was already tucked away in some warm and secure place, I was already remembering his words. When I was reading the last scene of this book just now, I kept imagining a character outside to the story stumbling upon it, and what they'd make of it. The last few sentences are something that could be the opening to

I thought I might give some thoughts while the story's still fresh in my system. I wish I'd read the novel first, but, I have to say that I agree with the screenwriter who adapted Mysterious Skin to its movie version that Eric Preston should be Mexican-American. It just makes more sense to me as someone who's once lived near Modesto that that would be the case. In theory, it shouldn't make that much of a difference but it does since Preston's voice factors so much into the story...I thought the

On the way home, we saw fires on the horizon, farmers burning skeletal stalks of corn after harvest. The orange glow at the skys edge made the world seem ready to crack open, and I watched until the fire fizzled to nothing more than a sparkle in the distance. Not suited you if you're bothered about the awful truth that is out there roaming the streets, the churches, the schools. It will disturb and leave a mark hidden somewhere. It's like blood which isn't yours spilling all over your hands.

Brian closed his eyes, blood trailing down his cheek and matting his hair. I felt it, damp and warm, seeping through my pant leg. It was Brian's blood, and for some reason I knew it was pure. No other man I'd held in my arms---and now, not even I---had blood this pure. His eyes reopened, and he looked up at me. "Tell me, Neil," he said. "Tell me more."

Brian Lackey and Neil McCormick are two very different human beings. One is a pimply, awkward nerd with a weird obsession with aliens. The other is a wild, terrorising too-hot-for-his-own-good type of guy who spends his saturdays hustling in the park. But Brian and Neil actually do have something in common. Something horrible and dark, hidden in their past. Brian doesn't remember, but he feels a strong need to find out what happened to him that summer when he lost several hours of his life. Neil

I reckon I've had this book for the best part of ten years, just sitting there unread waiting for the day when I felt like reading the original novel of a powerful and truly memorable film, perhaps even the finest work by one of my favourite directors. I nearly gave it away several times, sure that it was just taking up unnecessary space in my overburdened shelves, I mean, what more could it offer me that the movie hadn't already given in spades? And now? I'm relieved that it is over, there's a