- Paperback: 166 pages
- Publisher: iUniverse (4 Jan 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0595297609
- ISBN-13: 978-0595297603
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.4 x 1.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 701,091 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When fourteen-year-old Will Barnett meets his Uncle Sean, whom he has not seen since he was six years old, Will is instantly captivated by his uncle's beauty and begins at that moment to fall in love. That such love is dangerous and forbidden, young Will is only vaguely aware. While trying to understand what his feelings mean, he is driven to write about his Uncle Sean and begins with these words: "Uncle Sean sure is pretty, but there's something wrong with him, anyway."
"Donaghe's magic in crafting this tale was writing Will's journal in the voice of a fourteen-year-old...The book is so realistic that one wonders what has become of Sean and Will since the box containing Will's journal was stowed away in the barn thirty years ago...The novel is a natural for high school and publics libraries."
--John R. Selig, Foreword Magazine
About the Author
Ronald L. Donaghe is a writer of fiction, autobiography, and fantasy. He lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in a turn-of-the-century adobe house with his mate of many years.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
So Real it Sweats
4 Oct 2002
Format:Paperback
As a middle school (junior high) English teacher, I was delighted to run across this book. Every high school library should have it available for questioning youth, and it should be required reading for parents and teachers, alike. Not to give anything away, it is the painfully hand-written story of one Will Barnett, who falls in love with his Uncle Sean, a Vietnam vet who has recently come to stay with his family: his sister Arlene and her husband and four children. He has recently been discharged from a military hospital, though for exactly what kind of "wound" is not made clear in the beginning. But 14 year-old Will is about to find out. He is so struck with his uncle's beauty, so emotionally caught by his feelings, that he feels compelled to write about them. We readers are his uneasy observers as he slathers his thoughts onto the pages of a Big Chief tablet. At first it is painful to read Will's butchered prose, but as he progresses, so does his command of the language as he forces himself to write and read and squeeze the words from deep down within his soul. Maybe this work is a bit too mature for junior high students (maybe not), but one never doubts that those very students would quickly identify with Will Barnett. I wouldn't hesitate to urge high school students to read it, however.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Soon to be a classic!
5 Oct 2002
Format:Paperback
A Big Chief tablet, a letter, a spiral notebook, and a pair of Vietnam era dog tags. When Ronald L. Donaghe throws these ingredients into the pot, the result is a sumptuous tale of love, need, and self-discovery. Thirty years ago, the tablet belonged to Will Barnett, a farm boy in New Mexico who found himself inexplicably drawn to his troubled uncle, Sean. Through Will's writings, the reader literally feels Will's thoughts about Sean evolve from curiosity to an odd but real love. After discovering Will's crush, Sean takes on the role of mentor, gently helping his nephew understand the implications of his feelings, and setting him on the path to finding a love of his own. As the other components of Mr. Donaghe's recipe are revealed, Will's story unfolds with the beauty and simplicity of a rose attaining full bloom.
Masterfully written, Uncle Sean is a realistic tale of one family's struggle with a harsh environment, Vietnam era politics, and the homosexual taboo. The characters are well defined and multidimensional, the setting is so real it made me crave a drink of cold water and the shade of an Elm tree, and the pace is comfortably quick. This book will remain in my library, and I expect to read much more of Mr. Donaghe's work.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
What lonely boys know
19 Sep 2002
Format:Paperback
I grew up in similar ways to Will Barnett in this great book. Lonely, in love with another boy, though I never thought about writing about my feelings like Will did for his Uncle Sean. So what if this book is written for younger guys? Younger guys should have books written for them. Though I'm in my early 20s, I still enjoyed reading about Will's crush and how his uncle handled it with caution and wisdom, and how Will learned to live with that love and go one with his life.
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