Category: Gay Lit

Review: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin

Posted on January 11, 2010 by

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It’s hard to describe what James Baldwin has done with Giovanni’s Room. In some ways, oddly enough, this novel reminds me of Susanna Rowson’s Charlotte Temple. Young (though not so young) confused loved. Passions and promises, forsaken and broken. The main character, David, seems… Continue Reading “Review: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin”

Category: African-American, Book Review, Expatriate, Fiction, Gay Lit, Literature

Reviews: The Earlies, Part 11

Posted on January 10, 2010 by

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Try by Dennis Cooper Pleasureably shocking. On the Road by Jack Kerouac I found this book incredibly self-centered and over-rated. Hate mail, come and get me. The Road by Cormac McCarthy Very good, disturbing book about a possible post-apocolyptic future. Unique style – the… Continue Reading “Reviews: The Earlies, Part 11”

Category: Cormac McCarthy, Craig Thompson, Dennis Cooper, Fiction, Gay Lit, Graphic Novel, Jack Kerouac, Kristin Kladstrup, Orson Scott Card, William S. Burroughs, Yann Martel

Reviews: The Earlies, Part 8

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Tracks by Louise Erdrich Very interesting story.. sort of a metaphysical native-American type thing. It’s been a while since I read it, but I remember liking it. Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides To me, this book had an extremely slow start. I was disinterested through… Continue Reading “Reviews: The Earlies, Part 8”

Category: Arturo Islas, Book Review, Frank Portman, Gay Lit, Hermann Hesse, Jeffery Eugenides, Louise Erdrich, Mexican American, Native American, Orson Scott Card, Science-Fiction

Reviews: The Earlies Part 4

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So Hard to Say by Alex Sanchez Meh. Sanchez’s novels are okay for pre-teen/teen readers, I guess. They’re simple and generally truthful. But, if you or someone you know is interested in really good, moving young adult fiction involving gay characters or themes, check… Continue Reading “Reviews: The Earlies Part 4”

Category: African-American, Alex Sanchez, Book Review, Criticism, Ernest Hemingway, Feminism, Gay Lit, J.T. Leroy, K.M. Soehlein, Literature, Margaret Fuller, Zora Neale Hurston

Reviews: The Earlies Part 3

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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Great. Book. The Stolen Child by Keith Donahue This book took me forever to read. It was just… a lot more boring than it should have been, considering the very interesting subject matter and plot. I think… Continue Reading “Reviews: The Earlies Part 3”

Category: Bart Yates, Chuck Palahniuk, Dennis Cooper, Fiction, Gay Lit, Harper Lee, Jack London, Jim Grimsley, Keith Donahue, Lydia Child, Native American

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