Oh, the Library!

Just finished reading The Extra Man by Jonathan Ames. The story was one I wasn't expecting from the title. The main character Louis Ives is conflicted about his sexuality except for the fact that he loves to dress up in women's clothes. The first chapter gives the book an hilarious beginning and from there one wants to learn more. It goes through all his conflicts including his moving from New Jersey to an apartment in New York City with an older man. The man becomes his mentor and is rather eccentric. Louis above all wants to be thought of as a gentleman and strives mightily to do so and hopes his roommate will help him. It's a fun, sad and unusual book.