a novel by Edmund White. New selection for the LGBT book reading group I now belong to. 03-09-10 Received it in the mail from Amazon & began reading last night. This could actually be the first book of Mr. White’s that I’ve read (though it seems like I am very aware of him, from collecting books of his through the years) So, the main character (is his name not used? I can’t seem to think of it) is befriending Maria & the artist “painters” next to his school. I’m very happy to be reading this novel, and hope to finish this book by the beginning of April. 03-25-10 Finished reading “Beautiful Room”. I believe the narrator’s name was never mentioned. Could this be because it was an autobiographical novel? This is a slice of life for an individual gay man in the 50s & 60s, but as a gay teenager growing up in the 70s, I could relate to many of the character’s experiences. I wonder how it is for the gay youth of today?