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Staff Reviews
An insanely good time. A hilarious and honest exploration of the life of our titular Rent Boy and the characters he meets. What makes this book a real crazy ride is halfway through it turns into an exciting crime novel that has you invested until the very last page.
— Morgan
Sex, drugs, and organ theft. Indiana's novel captures the grunge & ecstacy of NYC in the early 90s through the eyes of a 25 y/o male prostitute whose tricks descend into dangerous territory. For fans of Burroughs, unreliable narration, crime/noir, and lots of juicy NSFWness.
— Janell
A hilarious and witty exploration of the culture of the New York City Rent Boy culture during the AIDS crisis that takes one of the craziest turns in the middle of the book where it becomes an organ theft crime novel. An absolutely insane and delightful read.
— Sol
NYC, a black hole of depravity where even Kathy Acker catches strays. Gossipy and bitchy and oh so sad, but, like, smart (as the narrator Danny/Mark/etc. would say). The sex is good, the sex is gross, the sex is good and gross; and then I wondered: is this Gary Indiana’s Sex and the City?
— Patrick
Description
A noir tour-de-force set in the world of hustlers from "one of America's darkest and funniest chroniclers." (The Guardian) It's New York City, 1981, and everyone wants to be at the Emerson Club, from Cindy Crawford to Cindy Adams; from Famous Roger, one-time lion of the talk shows, to Sandy Miller, the "downtown" writer with the tattoos and the leather; from Lauren Hutton to the art star who does the thing with the broken plates. Everyone, that is, except Danny. Danny just works there, waiting tables to put himself through architecture school, turning tricks on the side. And when he's not on the clock, he's recording the sexual, aesthetic, and financial transactions that make up his life, in gruesome detail. But even a clever boy like Danny can wind up on the menu. Blinded by love for his fellow rent boy, Chip--as gorgeous as he is reckless--Danny is about to learn that there's more than one way to turn your body into cash, and that cynicism is no defense when the real scalpels come out. A gimlet-eyed crime novel with an inventively filthy mind, Rent Boy is Gary Indiana at his most outrageous--and his best. Contains mature themes.
