Jan 2, 2010
Not a traditionally structured story, “First Love and Other Sorrows” does not confine itself to a strictly focused plot. It is a sentimental education in miniature that captures the feelings of an intelligent but insecure sixteen-year-old boy just beginning to gain insight into the human experience. Rather than plot, the story is constructed out of nuance and discovery.
The story is set in St. Louis, Missouri, during an era when people know their neighbors, listen to radios, send telegrams, go to double features, and know what “zoot-suiters” are. At...
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