Cover of Lawnboy

Lawnboy

  • 1999 first published
  • 379 pages
  • 5 editions

Paul Lisicky's Lawnboy (1999) is a gay fiction novel. The story is set in Florida. Key subjects include family relationships, gay men, gay youth and coming of age.

14 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.

It runs to roughly 379 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Family relationships
  • Gay men
  • Gay youth
  • Florida
  • Coming of age
  • Gay
  • LGBTQ novels
  • Stonewall Book Awards
  • Gay lgbtq+

Quick answers

Who wrote Lawnboy?

Lawnboy was written by Paul Lisicky and first published in 1999.

What genre is Lawnboy?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction.

How long is Lawnboy?

The median edition has 379 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Lawnboy?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Boy's Own Story, Speak No Evil and Drôle de garçon.

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