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The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up: An Excerpt from A Harem Boy's Saga III - Debauchery by [Young]

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A prank played upon his fellow students by a young man during a Christmas pantomime performance at his English boarding school.

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November 28, 2016
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N1GBUSG
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Solstice Publishing - Solstice at Night Imprint (November 28, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 28, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2470 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 18 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #3,203,796 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #692 in 30-Minute LGBTQ+ Short Reads
- #1,303 in 30-Minute Biography & Memoir Short Reads
- #2,288 in LGBTQ+ Biographies & Memoirs

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Stephen J. Carter

A Lively Introduction to Young's Wondrous Narrative

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2016

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‘The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up,’ a novelette excerpt from Book 3 in this series, ‘A Harem Boy’s Saga: Debauchery,’ makes a perfect introduction to Young’s series. I read Book 1 and found it refreshing, bracing, endlessly fascinating. The narrative, the situations, and the variety of people described were enjoyable and interesting.

Book 3 looks to be even better! The author’s use of language, one of the weaknesses in Book 1, this time around is especially impressive. His painting with words here is sharper, more disciplined, expressive, colorful, and shows an ability to create changes in tone very rapidly. At moments it’s like a tumultuous modern-day gay Tom Jones, at others like Somerset Maugham describing “unwritten etiquette and social codes,” and at others frankly hilarious.

This short excerpt, pulsing with vitality and verve, reminds us what a true gift life always is, whatever our circumstances. I look forward to reading the rest of this series.

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Convoke

A GLBT novelet of great quality

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2016

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I've come to love these ground-breaking, sensitive, often spiritual novels about a life rare even among for GLBT writers and readers. Young's ‘The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up,’ is an insightful novelette excerpted from from Book 3 in his Harem Boy series, Read this, and taste a truly exotic life lived without apology, with great feeling. It is this inherent gentility that sets this book above most of what's written today, and propels it into a class of its own. Earlier, the characters were younger, and Young was -- appropriately -- more tentative. Now Young's characters are older, and his descriptive talents full-blown. But it is the naivete in the midst of what some would call depravity, the depth of emotion that makes this series, and this excerpt, special. No matter your predispositions, no one conveys the beauty of sensuality and honesty of love better than Young. These books may be guidebooks for some, to a new appreciation of life in the 21st century. When taken as a whole, these are an Arabian Nights for our era. Read them.

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LoveToRead

Excellent!

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2016

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Young is one of my favorite authors. I knew 'An Excerpt from A Harem Boy's Saga III – Debauchery' would not disappoint! Coming of age can be difficult, as we all know. It can't be fun to get rushed off to the Rabbit Hole…no spoilers here! Excellent writing and I give it 5 stars.

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Ms Fiza Pathan

A funny, well penned excerpt from Debauchery

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2020

I really liked this excerpt from the third book in A Harem Boy's Saga series titled 'Debauchery'. It was funny, well penned & had a surprising twist at the end. This excerpt has made me even more interested in the series & I will be reading them shortly. The characters intrigue me especially that of the author's valet. I loved learning more about the author from the information given at the end of the excerpt which has intensified my interest in the subject matter of the series. I liked this excerpt about how the students at the author's boarding house prepared for the Peter Pan play. The author has a very natural writing flare which I've seen in his other short excerpts. If the book's cover was a bit more attractive then the author would have got a full 5 stars from me. On the whole, Young gets 4 stars from me for this excerpt which I have reviewed on the basis of appearance, formatting, plot, concept, development, descriptions, grammar, genre & content value. I, being a person who loves to write & read LGBTQIA literature am very much sure that other people from the community & working for the community would love to read Young's work. I'm glad the author has taken a step to reveal his brave story to readers all over the world. The theme of this work is very difficult to write & I salute the author for his courage, determination & resilience & hope I will like his whole series.

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2018

Excerpt from A Harem Boy's Saga III, detailing pranks and coming of age at a British boarding-school during a production of a Christmas pantomime. The story is described in an evocative and totally accessible style, dealing with issues of young love and gender with what I can only term a tender directness.

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Al-Khemet Book Club

This was a wonderful excerpt that provides brief insight into the amazing world ...

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2016

This was a wonderful excerpt that provides brief insight into the amazing world Yoong has created. His books are groundbreaking and will inspire coming of age LGBTQ youths of tomorrow. I stand very honored and very blessed to be apart of the generation of writers that Yoong is apart of. Well done!

Al-Khemet Book Club
November 2016

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wanitajump

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2016

Perfect tease/prequel to Young's series.
Coming of age in a world that's challenging enough without being different. Highly recommend!

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Warrior Princess

Unique coming-of-age story

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2016

Engaging writing and a unique coming-of-age story. This excerpt makes me want to read more of the Harem Boy's Saga. Very interesting!

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Sibyl Mory

COMING OF AGE

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2018

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Excerpt from A Harem Boy's Saga III, detailing pranks and coming of age at a British boarding-school during a production of a Christmas pantomime. The story is described in an evocative and totally accessible style, dealing with issues of young love and gender with what I can only term a tender directness.

Ms Fiza Pathan

A funny, well penned excerpt from the book Debauchery

Reviewed in India on March 13, 2020

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I really liked this excerpt from the third book in A Harem Boy's Saga series titled 'Debauchery'. It was funny, well penned & had a surprising twist at the end. This excerpt has made me even more interested in the series & I will be reading them shortly. The characters intrigue me especially that of the author's valet. I loved learning more about the author from the information given at the end of the excerpt which has intensified my interest in the subject matter of the series. I liked this excerpt about how the students at the author's boarding house prepared for the Peter Pan play. The author has a very natural writing flare which I've seen in his other short excerpts. If the book's cover was a bit more attractive then the author would have got a full 5 stars from me. On the whole, Young gets 4 stars from me for this excerpt which I have reviewed on the basis of appearance, formatting, plot, concept, development, descriptions, grammar, genre & content value. I, being a person who loves to write & read LGBTQIA literature am very much sure that other people from the community & working for the community would love to read Young's work. I'm glad the author has taken a step to reveal his brave story to readers all over the world. The theme of this work is very difficult to write & I salute the author for his courage, determination & resilience & hope I will like his whole series.

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