100 Boyfriends

By: Brontez Purnell

Narrated by: Brontez Purnell

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice.

Longlisted for the 2021 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize.

"This hurricane of delirious, lonely, lewd tales is a taxonomy and grand unified theory of the boyfriend, in every tense." (Parul Sehgal, The New York Times)

"I loved this book - raunchy, irreverent, deliberate, sexy, angry, and tender, in its own way." (Roxane Gay)

An irreverent, sensitive, and inimitable look at gay dysfunction through the eyes of a cult hero.

Transgressive, foulmouthed, and brutally funny, Brontez Purnell’s 100 Boyfriends is a revelatory spiral into the imperfect lives of queer men desperately fighting the urge to self-sabotage. As they tiptoe through minefields of romantic, substance-fueled misadventure - from dirty warehouses and gentrified bars in Oakland to desolate farm towns in Alabama - Purnell’s characters strive for belonging in a world that dismisses them for being Black, broke, and queer. In spite of it - or perhaps because of it - they shine.

Armed with a deadpan wit, Purnell finds humor in even the darkest of nadirs with the peerless zeal, insight, and horniness of a gay punk messiah. Together, the slice-of-life tales that writhe within 100 Boyfriends are an inimitable tour of an unexposed queer underbelly. Holding them together is the vision of an iconoclastic storyteller, as fearless as he is human.

©2021 Brontez Purnell (P)2021 Audible, Inc.

Gratifying read!

Funny, compelling, sometimes tenderly sincere, sometimes unexpectedly poignant. It's the sort of book that first time through makes me wonder if I missed something (in a good way) persuading me to give it a second, more careful look.

Great story but omg

It genuinely sounds like this is the first time this person read out loud. Great book though

Absolutely amazing

I enjoyed the fuck out of this book. What a fantastic ride. I highly recommend it

insight and wonder. :-)

this book made me feel a ton of feels, giggle, think deeply on myself and the world, and overall love getting to know the author. I look forward to reading more of his works. I really really enjoyed this book! :-) I will miss his voice in the coming days for sure. :-)

Charisma of reader was amazing

I can’t wait to listen to more from the author! I am amazed by the quality of the book and the performance