RaveKansas City StarIn a novel that is simultaneously irreverent, gut-wrenching, satirical and sorrowful, Gonzales demonstrates a fresh and varied voice, along with perfect comedic timing...If anything, Gonzales’ novel is itself an attack on snobbish notions of what genres of writing can be considered 'literature.'
Edmund White
PositiveThe Kansas City StarIt would be an exaggeration to call the book an AIDS novel, but the specter of the disease lingers in the background of Guy’s life. The lack of awareness that Guy and the rest of the world have about the disease — how it spreads, what causes it — is especially chilling ... while Our Young Man is not an overtly political work, it does perform the important task of helping to reclaim the subject of physical love between men, one that is all too often restricted to polite euphemisms and subtle hints. For this reason alone, Our Young Man stands as an important novel.
