The quality of this book is fantastic because it comes of equal parts honesty and logic and humor. It is far from being the story of a gay crusader, nor is it the story of a closet queen. It is the story of a normal boy growing into maturity without managing to get raped into or taunted because of, his homosexuality... He is bright enough to be aware of his hang-ups and the reasons for them. And he writes well enough that he doesn’t resort to sensationalism. - San Francisco Bay Area Reporter
The best little boy in the world never had wet dreams or masturbated; he always topped his class, honored mom and dad, deferred to elders and excelled in sports... The best little boy in the world was a closet case who ‘never read anything about homosexuality’... One reads this utterly honest account with the shock of recognition. - The New York Times