Review of Beautiful Thing (1996) by Chad R — 27 Feb 2007

One of the best coming of age gay stories out there.

This review of Beautiful Thing (1996) was written by Chad R on 27 Feb 2007.

Beautiful Thing has generally received very positive reviews.

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