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< Summer Will Show (New York Review Books Classics) > < The Old Man and Me (New York Review Books Classics) > < The Complete Fiction (New York Review Books Classics) > < Memories of the Future (New York Review Books Classics) > < The Little Stranger > < Niki: The Story of a Dog (New York Review Books Classics) > Sylvia Townsend Warner

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NYRB Classics(2009-06-16)
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(The Unexpected)

(Summer Will Show)

(Warner's lesbian Marxist masterpiece)

NYRB's reissue of one of Sylvia Townsend Warner's greatest novels could not be more welcome. Written after her conversion to communism the year before, Townsend Warner's 1936 novel is her most romantic, and shows the pleasures of abandoning yourself both to another heart and to a larger political cause (and indeed the two are often conflated in the novel). SUMMER WILL SHOW is not as formally innovative as Townsend Warner's next novel, THE CORNER THAT HELD THEM, but it may well be more challenging because of its intellectual sophistication: though this is a love story and a historical novel, it is also very much a novel of ideas.

Its heroine, Sophia Willoughby, enjoys a great measure of independence living at her ancestral mansion Blandamer House overseeing the management of the estate and the raising of her two children. Her rakish husband spends most of his time in London, or in Paris seeing his mysterious mistress; this is largely as Sophia prefers it because his absence allows her to do largely as she pleases. But when smallpox carries away both children in 1847 in the novel's bravura first section, Sophia is left without much purpose in life, and she surprises herself the next Feburary by traveling to Paris to see if her husband will grant her more children. And then she surprises herself again by falling in love with his mistress, Minna, an extremely ugly but mesmerizing storyteller who is also a leading figure in the February 1848 revolution against Louis-Phillipe.

The third and fourth sections of the novel have their longeurs as far as action goes, but they are absolutely essential to the meaning of the novel. Townsend Warner's characters never do or say quite what you'd expect (or what they would), and the movement of their ideas--and of Sophia's character--is so complex as to be nearly impossible to chart out. Yet nothing here feels forced or unnatural. This is one of the smartest books of the 1930s, and absolutely essential to understanding how British writers of the period were attracted to the promises of international communism particularly during the Spanish Civil War.
Summer Will Show is Sylvia Townsend Warner's most bold lesbian novel. The book uses numerous scenes and even characters from other great English novels such as Great Expectations. After Sophia Willoughby loses her children to smallpox, she goes to find her husband with his mistress in Paris. She finds them both and his mistress Minna and Sophia find themselves unnaturally drawn to each other. Eventually they find themselves to be soulmates and both become actively involved in the French Revolution. The book contains the wonderful style and metaphors characteristic of Sylvia Townsend Warner. A must-read for Warner fans.
A witty, romantic, political, feminist classic, Summer Will Show is the coming-out story of Sophia Willoughby, an apparently rigidly conventional upper-class early Victorian lady. Her history is gloriously downwardly-mobile as she abandons her arid marriage and ancestral home to find love in the arms of her husband's ex-mistress and life in the underground activities of the new communist movement during the Revolution of 1848 in Paris. Warner's delight in the absurd and the romantic is balanced by her meticulous sense of history; first published in 1936, her narrative's vitality reflects her new political excitement--she joined the communist party in its fight against fascism in 1935--and her day-to-day delight in her ongoing lesbian relationship with poet Valentine Ackland. Summer Will Show is the best "lesbian novel" I have read; celebratory, funny, and worldly-wise, it carries no trace of the anxiety in Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness and most other representations of lesbianism of that time.
Sophia Willoughby, a young Englishwoman from an aristocratic family and a person of strong opinions and even stronger will, has packed her cheating husband off to Paris. He can have his tawdry mistress. She intends to devote herself to the serious business of raising her two children in proper Tory fashion.

Then tragedy strikes: the children die, and Sophia, in despair, finds her way to Paris, arriving just in time for the revolution of 1848. Before long she has formed the unlikeliest of close relations with Minna, her husband’s sometime mistress, whose dramatic recitations, based on her hair-raising childhood in czarist Russia, electrify audiences in drawing rooms and on the street alike. Minna, “magnanimous and unscrupulous, fickle, ardent, and interfering,” leads Sophia on a wild adventure through bohemian and revolutionary Paris, in a story that reaches an unforgettable conclusion amidst the bullets, bloodshed, and hope of the barricades.

Sylvia Townsend Warner was one of the most original and inventive of twentieth-century English novelists. At once an adventure story, a love story, and a novel of ideas,Summer Will Showis a brilliant reimagining of the possibilities of historical fiction.
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< Summer Will Show (New York Review Books Classics) > < The Old Man and Me (New York Review Books Classics) > < The Complete Fiction (New York Review Books Classics) > < Memories of the Future (New York Review Books Classics) > < The Little Stranger > freaks

< Under My Skin II > < Under My Skin > < Out Of My Mind > < Handyman > < Collision Course > < Diving in Deep > M. L. Rhodes

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Amber Quill Press, LLC(2008-12-30)
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The sequel to Amber Allure's former #1 Best Seller Under My Skin...

Sebastian Keller's lived with the label "the smart guy" most of his life. He hasn't always appreciated it, and it certainly hasn't worked to his advantage in most romantic relationships--for years it seemed he was destined to attract the wrong type. So the last thing he'd wanted this past spring was to fall for the hunky tattoo artist who moved his shop in next door to Sebastian's thriving bookstore. Dylan Radamacher, owner of Rad Tattoos, was everything Sebastian loathed. Let's face it, bookish geeks and counterculture bad boys weren't made to mix. Something Sebastian knew from painful personal experience.

But when Dylan, with his teasing smile, hot, inked body, and come-hither voice, set his sights on Sebastian, determined to prove that some bad boys could be very, very good indeed, Sebastian found the man impossible to resist.

For two months things between them have been sinfully spectacular, and Sebastian hates to rock the boat. But the truth is, in spite of his own commitment issues, he's fallen in love with the sexy tattooist. Dylan, on the other hand, seems determined to avoid the "L" word at all costs. As their relationship shifts toward the serious side, can the guys overcome their fears and take the steps that will bring them the kind of love that lasts a lifetime? Or will their old baggage come back to haunt them and tear them apart for good?

Genres: Gay / Contemporary / Exhibitionism / Public Places / Series
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< Under My Skin II > < Under My Skin > < Out Of My Mind > < Handyman > < Collision Course > freaks

< Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men > < The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World > < Ten Smart Things Gay Men Can Do to Improve Their Lives > < Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction > < 10 Smart Things Gay Men Can Do to Find Real Love > < Facing the Shadow: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery > Robert Weiss

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Alyson Books

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(A good guide to understand what is happening with you...or your partner!)

(Understanding Sexual Compulsion)

(Cruise Control)

(You may find why your sexual life is so problematic for you)

(International aprroach)

This is probably the most sincere, scientific, experimental and holistic guide to all those affected by the Sex Addiction and Love addiction.

It begins with a test to decide if you are "in" this circle or "out", it describes the problem with solid examples and it explains the reason to fall into this addiction without falling in mannierisms nor moralisms... It really helps you to understand your reactions and has some sort of practical agenda to write your experiencies and set your goals for recovery.

To sum up, after "out of the Shadows", which I had the opportunity to read at a friend' s house in Paris, and in which it is inspired, "Cruise Control" is THE BOOK gay men expected to have in their area, and so their partners or family affected by their behaviour.

Probably, the most worked out issue is to separate the weak boundarie often mixed up between the gay feedom for sex and the obsesion for having it at any time, and at any price.

Weiss, Robert. "Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men", Alyson Books, 2005.

Understanding Sexual Compulsion

Amos Lassen

Robert Weiss looks at the ways in which gay men go about finding sexual expression. He uses the clinical approach as he explores whether sexual behavior causes problems in other areas of our lives and helps us to see the difference between sexual compulsion and non-addictive sexual behavior. He also gives us resources for recovery.
This is a book that is written expressly for gay men. If read properly it can show the way to a full life with healthy sexual practices. Many in the gay community suffer from a sense of sexual addiction and many times we act on impulse. Some of us are not even aware that we have an addiction to sex and Weiss shows us how to know we indeed are addicted. Spending more time cruising than doing anything else is a sign of that trend.
Weiss looks at the gay lifestyle from various perspectives and he does not judge. We do not usually talk about sexual addiction so for Weiss to write a book about it is a help to the way we live. By reading this we can better understand what is happening to us and why we spend so much time looking for the prefect partner (who will probably be a stepping stone to the next perfect partner). Many of us are unable to deal with our sexual feelings competently but here is a way to find the road to recovery. Using examples of both appropriate and inappropriate behavior, Weiss shows us what signs to look for and how to deal.

Being that I am a gay man in SA; a sex addiction recovery program as well as having over 20 yrs sobriety in AA I am no slouch in terms of recognizing when something this informative and compelling arrives on the scene. I found this book to cover most of the tools and information that I have gleaned over the years in one concise presentation, I like the way that it is presentled in a non-pretentious sort of way that I occasionally find in this type of book, where someone writes about that which they have no personal experience. Thank you for inspiring presentation.
After reading this book you'll finally understand what was happening to you that motivaded you to endless cruising while isolated you from your friends, familiy, hobbies and joy.
What is great about this book is it not only makes you understand sex addiction, it gives you many information about how to recover from it.
I also think it is valuable reading for every gay/bi men since it helps in distinguishing to what degree one's sexual adventures are or are not an addictive behaviour.
This book must be translated to other languages fast!
This is a very nice book. I have read about it in Brazil and I immediately decided to buy this important study report. After having finished I was sure it was exactly what I was looking for. Have a nice fun!

Robert Weiss, director of the Sexual Recovery Institute in Santa Monica, California, avoids political and moral arguments and instead focuses on the clinical approach, asking the question, "Is your sexual behavior causing problems in other areas of your life?"Cruise Controlleads men to a better understanding of the difference between sexual compulsion and non-addictive sexual behavior within the gay experience, and it explains what resources are available for recovery. A timely and important contribution to the body of recovery literature,Cruise Controlprovides understanding, empathy and encouragement to gay men seeking healthy sexual expression.

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< Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction in Gay Men > < The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World > < Ten Smart Things Gay Men Can Do to Improve Their Lives > < Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction > < 10 Smart Things Gay Men Can Do to Find Real Love > freaks

< Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay and Christian in America > < Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality, Revised and Expanded Edition: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church > < What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality > < Religion Gone Bad: The Hidden Dangers of the Christian Right > < The Children Are Free: Reexamining the Biblical Evidence on Same-sex Relationships > < For The Bible Tells Me So > Mel White

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Plume
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(A true blessing)

(This is one of those books that makes a difference in your life.)

(wasn't available)

(Good Choice)

(Human understanding at its best)

This book is a true blessing. It is told in a very straight forward way and makes no apologies for being so open and honest. Thank you, Mel, for such a beautifully written book that speaks so clearly about God's love for all of His children.
This book is a must-read to anyone in the evangelical church that continues to struggle with homosexuality. I think it would be helpful to straight people (especially in church) who are trying to understand a loved one who is gay. I wish I'd found it earlier in my life.
I tried to order this a couple of times, but it was not available. I was notified and refunded.
Bought this as a gift for a minister -- it was a good choice according to him.
A compelling narrative of the life and growth in self-awareness of one of God's noblest creatures. Required reading for anyone, liberal or conservative, Christian or pagan. White argues most convincingly for the full inclusion of homosexuals in the life of church and society.
As seen on 60 Minutes. Until Christmas Eve 1991, Mel White was regarded by the leaders of the religious right as one of their most talented and productive supporters. He penned speeches for Ollie North, was a ghostwriter for Jerry Falwell, worked with Jim Bakker. What they didn't know is that Mel White--evangelical minister, committed Christian, family man--is gay. In this book, White details his twenty-five years of being counseled, exorcised, electric-shocked, prayed for, and nearly driven to suicide because his church said homosexuality was wrong. His salvation--to be openly gay and Christian--is much more than a unique coming-out story.

"Fascinating... harrowing... a remarkable and important story." --Dallas Morning News
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< Stranger at the Gate: To Be Gay and Christian in America > < Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality, Revised and Expanded Edition: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church > < What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality > < Religion Gone Bad: The Hidden Dangers of the Christian Right > < The Children Are Free: Reexamining the Biblical Evidence on Same-sex Relationships > freaks

< As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl (P.S.) > < Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent > < You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation > < The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down > < Jasmine > < Do They Hear You When You Cry > John Colapinto

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Harper Perennial(2006-08-08)
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(As nature made him)

(Great Read)

(a terrible tragedy)

(Finally a great argument against a worldview)

(As GOD made him)

This was a very intersting and twisted story.I has to read it do a report on it.I have found that many people like this story and stayed focused on the book.
This book was great, it is bias though. mainly you read about the authors subject whom he is writting about and really never anything on exacly what was going through John Moneys mind or his actual side of the story. I still found the book to be quite interesting. I would recommend that after words the reader reads John Money's Lovemaps or any other of his works to fully get a grasp of both storys from both parties. A solid recommandation.
I just finished reading this book about the tragic case of Bruce-Brenda-David Reimer. It was compelling reading, to say the least. Making it worse is learning from the reviews on this site that David ultimately committed suicide two years after his twin brother's possibly suicidal death from a drug overdose (the edition I read was published before both of those events).

The event that set the whole heartbreak in motion was a botched circumcision performed on the baby Bruce, which had been recommended because the twins, as babies, were having trouble urinating. Apparently at that time in Canada and the U.S., circumcision was routine in such cases, although more recently it has been questioned by many medical authorities. This cost Bruce his penis, and it was decided, for obvious reasons to cancel the surgery on his brother Brian. At the time, penis reconstruction surgery was in its very earliest days and outcomes were not promising. Ron and Janet, his parents, young, uneducated, and miserable as a result of the incident, came under the sway of a prominent sex researcher named Dr. John Money of Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Money saw this case as a miraculous opportunity, with a built-in control subject in the form of the twin brother Brian, to prove his theory that sex identity is malleable in early childhood and recommended to Bruce's parents that Bruce's gender be reassigned to female. His testicles were surgically removed, with more surgery and hormone therapy planned for later to complete the process, and Bruce was renamed Brenda. The entire family was required to travel to Baltimore annually to firm up (no pun intended) Brenda's female identity. As the years went on it became clearer and clearer to anyone without an axe to grind that Brenda's female identity, rather than solidifying, was if anything disintegrating. Her school experience was a dismal failure. She had few if any friends. Ron became an alcoholic, Janet sank into a severe depression, and Brian, the supposedly "normal" sibling struggled on with limited parental attention. However, Dr. Money refused to admit the truth and continued to mislead Ron and Janet. The annual visits became more and more disturbing to both Brenda and Brian. Some of Dr. Money's methods were unorthodox to say the least, and in any case, even when he was not showing the children pornography or insisting that they simulate sex acts, he grilled them relentlessly about their knowledge about and views of "proper" male and female sex roles. It all came to a head when the children were 14 and Brenda steadfastly refused to undergo the surgery that was intended to create a more realistic vagina. Although Brenda had been seeing a mental health care team that was committed to furthering Dr. Money's agenda, she now came under the care of a psychiatrist who was more interested in what Brenda wanted. Her parents saw no alternative other than to explain what had happened to her; she decided to reclaim her male identity and took the name David. Things did get better after that, especially with the help of the new psychiatrist. David was clearly more at ease with himself as a male. He soon learned that there had been advances in penis reconstruction surgery and took advantage of that. Although he had an adjustment period during which he was fearful of dating, he ultimately overcame his fears and got married. The outlook at the end of the book was so hopeful. It is terribly sad to learn of the tragic outcome.

The book also discusses the related issue of intersex children, those who are born with ambiguous genitalia. For years these children were subjected to similar invasive surgeries in their early years to preclude any gender "confusion," with similar results to those in David's case.

But the book does leave some unsettled issues: what about transsexuals, who know in their hearts as truly as Brenda did, that their physical sex does not correspond to their true gender? Why must we be so rigid about sex roles, thereby lending credibility to people like Dr. Money who insist that a child's gender must be absolutely clear and unambiguous? Also, it was not clear to me what other choices Ron and Janet had to deal with their penisless baby boy in 1965 when penis recconstruction surgery was in its infancy and outcomes were highly uncertain. When Bruce left the hospital he was catheterized to enable urination. The book does not explain how he, and later she was urinating with neither a penis nor vagina, except to mention Brenda's unusual habit of urinating standing up even though "she" was a "girl." All in all a disturbing, thought-provoking but ultimately unsatisfying look at medical malpractice and our sex-role-obsessed society.

This is such a wonderful book of a sad, horrific story. However, I'm so glad this story was told as it is such a great example of how nature is so very much stronger than nurture and that there is indeed a biological difference between boys and girls. Also, it is so bothersome and somewhat scary that the doctor, John Money, lied about the outcome of this boy's situation to further his own personal thoughts, and his reports were published and taught in the medical community and in universities. I wonder how many minds were tainted by a false report.
This is an incredibly poignant and painful book to read--in my case being read to by my husband, sometimes with his voice choking. We both missed the story when it was making the news and neither of us had heard of the book when it first came out. So for us, it read almost as a mystery adventure. I did go online just before we finished the book and learned that David (the subject of the book) tragically took his own life in 2004.

I offer the title of this review "As GOD made him" because this is a more acceptable term for my fellow Christians than "nature" (or Mother Nature) as is used in the actual title of the book. But I'm certainly not challenging the author on this point. Nor do I challenge the author on any of his points---an unusual stance for me to take.

I would highly recommend this book for everyone. It's truly a DAVID and GOLIATH tale, in this case a "freek" kid throwing his smooth little stones at the giant medical establishment. For fellow Christians who so often see matters of sex and gender in black and white absolutes, the book also has a profound message. We are WAY too judgmental on such issues.

This is a heart-wrenching book. All along the way, year after year, I kept pleading for someone--for anybody--to hear the cry of "Brenda" the boy who had been unsuccessfully refashioned as a girl. But no one really listens. To parents and counselors, this is a striking message to listen to the voice that is not always clearly articulated.

The book has been a New York TIMES bestseller, and I hope it keeps on selling. David, bless his soul, performed an incredible service to medicine and psychiatry and the general public.

In 1967, after a twin baby boy suffered a botched circumcision, his family agreed to a radical treatment that would alter his gender. The case would become one of the most famous in modern medicine—and a total failure.As Nature Made Himtells the extraordinary story of David Reimer, who, when finally informed of his medical history, made the decision to live as a male. A macabre tale of medical arrogance, it is first and foremost a human drama of one man's—and one family's—amazing survival in the face of terrible odds.

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< As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl (P.S.) > < Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent > < You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation > < The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down > < Jasmine > freaks

< Lessons in Love > < Diving in Deep > < Frost Fair > < The Assignment > < True North > < Crossing Borders > Charlie Cochrane

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Linden Bay Romance(2008-11-21)
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(Neither graphic nor particularly suspenseful, but sweet)

(Beautiful and deliciously romantic)

(Charming mix of romance, mystery, and Cambridge)

(More, please!)

(Lessons in Love)

Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.

Disclaimers:
* I have read only about 30 m/m romances, so I'm not an expert yet on the genre as a whole.
* I prefer romances that are more about feelings than sex. If a book has lots of lust-filled, dispassionate sex, I'm not impressed. If the sex is a manifestation of love, bring it on.

Rating: 7/10

Pros:
- Sweet romance. Nothing spectacular--it didn't make me particularly warm and fuzzy inside--but solid.
- One delightfully naive character who managed never to annoy me. As a result of his extreme naivete, the sex scenes (especially the first one or two) have a tentative feel about them that struck me as accurate, even according to modern times.
- Quite British-sounding dialog.
- Accurate descriptions of the city of Cambridge, as I know it, anyway, without being overbearing.

Cons:
- Very subdued sex scenes. This is not necessarily a problem; it's just not what I was expecting after having read a number of other books in this genre. The characters' nudity is hardly even mentioned. This is about lessons in LOVE, of course, not sex, but I found myself wondering how Cochrane would manage in Volume 2 of this series, Lessons in Desire, if she persists with the vague style of this first volume.
- A slight plot with little mystery. True, the book is primarily about romance, but I'd like a novel describing a series of murders to be a bit more suspenseful. The climax seemed rushed, and I must admit to having figured out (or at least guessed) the murderer's identity about 2 chapters in.

Overall comments: A light, fluffy read. Good for those readers who want romance and a bit of mystery but squirm at graphic sexual descriptions. Not for you if you're looking for erotica (or even substantial erotic romance) or for an involved plot that keeps you guessing until the end.

I waited to buy this until it had its spanking new pretty cover and when it did arrive I hoovered it up in one sitting. This is a rare thing, amazingly pretty prose, a delicious gay love affair with little of the usual terror and angst that accompanies such, set in a dusty Cambridge college, and a damned goo plot to boot. How Ms cochrane achieves this in a mere novealla seems a lot like magic to me. It could easily have stretched to a full book and I for one would not have complained if it did. I know this is an ongoing series and I hope she considers expanding the size of the books in future.

Heartwarming and unmissable.
Charlie Cochrane's LESSONS IN LOVE is a lovely Edwardian mixture of romance and murder mystery. Set in 1906 at Cambridge University, two fellows (a term we Americans are unfamiliar with, but refers to a former student of the University who is now on staff, generally in a teaching position) meet and slowly fall in love. Jonathan (Jonty) is a high-spirited, jocular English teacher who sets his sights on warming up the reticent, brooding mathematician, Orlando. No sooner does Jonty break the ice, than a murder occurs at the college. As the murdered boy is one of Orlando's students, he and Jonty get involved and aid the police in the investigation.

Most of the story's charm lies in the romance, which is allowed to take its sweet time to come to fruition. Both men are acutely aware of the dangers and in Orlando's case he needs the "lessons in love" that Jonty tenderly provides to assuage his guilt over what he doesn't understand.

Cochrane does a good job weaving the romance and mystery together in a way that felt comfortable and the nail-biting conclusion to the mystery had me hooked clear through to the climax. The writing style is so beautifully simple and straightforward that it is effortless to read. I should also mention that I was pleasantly surprised to find that the sex in the book is romanticized and not explicit - Linden Bay, shame on you for lying about the heat rating!

I heartily recommend this breezy historical romance and look forward to spending more time with the adorable Cambridge Fellows in the next installment: LESSONS IN DESIRE.

Mark R. Probst
The Filly
My only complaint about this book was that there wasn't more of it. The characters were sympathetic and well drawn, and I found myself missing them already as the story drew to an end. How happy I am that there's a second book! I do hope that this will be the start of a long series of adventures for Jonty and Orlando.

I also enjoyed the mystery, and thought that it intertwined beautifully with the budding romance. Three cheers for the Cambridge Fellows!
Jonathan `Jonty' Stewart is a breath a fresh air to the serene faculty of St. Bride's College in Cambridge England. His outgoing attitude is the total opposite of his colleague Orlando Coppersmith, who is such an introvert, that he barely ventures outside of the walls of the school. Jonty's and Orlando's friendship was a surprise to the both of them and soon the relationship turned to romance, a romance that was very taboo in 1905 England.

Their new romance was further complicated by a rash of murders of students on campus. The victims were young men who had homosexual relations. Not knowing who is responsible for the murders, will Jonty's and Orlando's relationship be their death sentence?

Lessons in Love is a really good romance with the bonus of a well-written mystery. The romance between Jonty and Orlando reminded me of a classic favorite Maurice, written by E.M. Forster. Jonty, aptly named for his jaunty outgoing attitude and happy disposition, was what Orlando needed to end his self-imposed loneliness. The passionate connection between them was strong and I couldn't wait for them to have uninterrupted time together. These two make a sexy mystery solving dual and I'm excited that there is more to come from them. Lessons in Love is a fantastic story and lovers of classic English literature and mysteries will find plenty to love about this book and the series.

Ley
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
St. Bride’s College, Cambridge, England, 1905. When Jonty Stewart takes up a teaching post at the college where he studied, the handsome and outgoing young man acts as a catalyst for change within the archaic institution. He also has a catalytic effect on Orlando Coppersmith. Orlando is a brilliant,introverted mathematician with very little experience of life outside the college walls. He strikes up an alliance with the outgoing Jonty, and soon finds himself having feelings he’s never experienced before. Before long their friendship blossoms into more than either man had hoped and they enterinto a clandestine relationship. Their romance is complicated when a series of murders is discovered within St. Bride’s. All of the victims have one thing in common, a penchant for men. While acting as the eyes and ears for the police, a mixture of logic and luck leads them to a confrontationwith the murderer—can they survive it?
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< Lessons in Love > < Diving in Deep > < Frost Fair > < The Assignment > < True North > freaks

< Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq > < Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital > < Love My Rifle More than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army > < Women at War: Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Conflicts > < Women in the Line of Fire: What You Should Know About Women in the Military > < One of the Guys: Women as Aggressors and Torturers > Kirsten Holmstedt

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Stackpole Books(2007-07-04)

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(Women in Arms Great Read)

(Very good read)

(A portrayal of the woman warrior in Iraq)

(This book inspires women everywhere!)

(What it's really like 'over there'!)

Band of Sisters is a captivating composite of personal war stories of women in all branches of service in roles that through history has been reserved for men. The stories are inspiring for both women and men.

Before I read the book I wondered if a non veteran female could really understand what a person in a combat situation actually experiences. My doubt was quickly erased. She has skillfully told the stories of each person in the book. The reader can easily understand how these individuals approached and accomplished their duties. I would have been proud to serve with any of them. Semper Fi.
Kirsten Holmstedt captures the stories of some of the American women serving in Iraq. It is clear that women are serving in combat positions despite what the Bush administration said.

These stories should make every woman feel proud of the service these women have contributed.
As a woman in the Marine Corps I am intimately familiar with the struggles that women face in the military on a daily basis. I read this book when I was a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy. It inspired me to want to be a better officer. Part of the Marine Corps is its tie to history and a strong sense of those who have gone before you. This book tells the stories of women who have gone before and broken down barriers. I had the opportunity to meet the author and a women who wrote one of the short stories in the book and thank them for documenting an under observed section of the military. I recommend this book to all women, especially those in the military.
Wow! This is a tear jerker for everyone! Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine (mostly Marine) - all can find someone here. Pilot, driver, nurse, etc.

If you want to know what it's really like over there (and take it from me!), read Band of Sisters.

OK, I wasn't really there - I was in Afghanistan instead but I still could identify with all but the fliers in this book. The weather was the same, the jobs are the same, women soldiers 'inspected' the Iraqi/Afghanistan women because the US military men were not permitted to, etc.

The language and words used were simple, curt and to the point - just like in the military. Very few compound sentences and even fewer complex sentences. You really felt as if you were there. Black and white. (Actually, beige, but, I digress.)

The chapters were well-written to keep you in suspense even though you knew how each chapter would end. If you read the last few paragraphs of a chapter like I did, you still will be riveted by the story from the beginning.

One thing did strike me, though. Each woman had something to prove and I have not found that to be so in my 25 years in the military, even being deployed.

The cover photo of Marines shows exactly what the sand was like. I now know how to explain it to friends - I'll show them this book. (Someone once told me to say it was like moon dust, but since I have never been on the moon and neither have my friends and family in the States, I didn't like that analogy. I used 'powdered sugar' instead.)

I actually thought the author had served in the 'sandbox,' it was all so real. However, I believe her MA was in creative non-fiction (now, what is that?) She obviously has a world of respect for military women.

I found a couple of words that were spelled incorrectly, which is inexcusable (one was 'template/tamplate') and for this reason I could not give 5 stars. Also the photos seemed out of order and there were more photos of some of the women than of others, as well as photos of women who were not profiled (and of Ollie North who seems to get his photo everywhere!)

Others have commented that the women seem flat and one-dimensional. This is to be expected in a combat zone where you have one job - to protect your buddy (whose job is to protect you) by doing what you have to do. The stress is overwhelming at times and never really lets up. You live 24/7 with people you would probably not choose to live with back home. The job is one-dimensional. Your life is one-dimensional, 24/7. It just doesn't let up.

I certainly relived my training clearing houses and my convoy experiences. The author successfully translates military jargon and weapons into words and stories and pictures that even my mother could understand.

What was especially telling to me was reading the introduction and the snippets about the women interviewed who decided not to allow their stories in the book - for some, their experiences were still too recent and raw.

Some of the chapters were of only one incident, others were of daily life over many months to give you an idea of what it was like. Some chapters were stronger than others, especially the beginning ones. I would have preferred each story to be just as riveting as the next, however. The book seemed to drop off in excitement as I read on. However, you can finish it in one or two days!

Now I am waiting for a book to come out about the US military women in Afghanistan!
* Winner of the 2007 American Authors Association Golden Quill Award

* Winner of the 2007 Military Writers Society of America Founders Award

In Iraq, the front lines are everywhere . . . and everywhere in Iraq, no matter what their job descriptions say, women in the U.S. military are fighting--more than 155,000 of them. A critical and commercial success in hardcover, Band of Sisters presents a dozen groundbreaking and often heart-wrenching stories of American women in combat in Iraq, such as the U.S.s first female pilot to be shot down and survive, the militarys first black female pilot in combat, a young turret gunner defending convoys, and a nurse struggling to save lives, including her own.
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< Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq > < Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital > < Love My Rifle More than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army > < Women at War: Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Conflicts > < Women in the Line of Fire: What You Should Know About Women in the Military > freaks

< Rainbow Boys > < Rainbow High > < Rainbow Road > < Boy Meets Boy > < Geography Club > < The God Box > Alex Sanchez

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(No Seriously Guys, This Book Sucks. Like, a Whole Lot.)

(fabulous gay YA book)

(A classic gay coming-of-age novel for all ages)

(A good read for young socially conscious teens)

(loved it)

Well, someone has to do it- I must confess that I am rather perplexed that this book has not received more (read: any) negative reviews. 'Rainbow Boys' gained some notoriety among my friends as "the book in which depantsed was used in a *serious* context", however upon reading this "masterpiece" I found the the novel's problems ran far deeper than simple failed attempts at "Shakespearian wordsmithing".

I have a saying about this book whenever people ask me if it's any good. It goes something like this: "Rainbow Boys was so bad that it made me hate gay people." This, of course, is hyperbole, but it is difficult for me to express everything that is miserably misguided and wrong about this novel in less than twenty words without verbally composing a senior thesis. But I'll try:

My first impression of the prose was that it... under-developed. If I were in a generous mood, I would compare Alex Sanchez's writing to that of the kids who won the regional library writing contests when I was in sixth grade- I mean, it's *readable* as in there are full sentences and the descriptions are sort of coherent. But perhaps I am being unfair. I have certain benefits in life that Mr. Sanchez obviously has not:

- I have met actual gay people.
- I have met actual people.

Look, I'll be frank here: the real problem with 'Rainbow Boys' is not that it is badly written- although, let me reiterate, it is *very* badly written- it's that it purports to be an "educational" book dedicated to helping gay youths come to terms with their sexuality and helping straight youth come to understand their not-so-straight peers. Unfortunately, the book falls into a number of icky and damaging cliches and falls into them *hard*.

1. First and foremost, the father figures in the book are, without exception, portrayed as macho, over-bearing and incapable of understanding their sons' predicament while the mothers are always quick to keep the bond with their child. This is a book to help young, gay youth come to terms with the troubling events in their life? The subtext here is that a gay, male child will inherently relate better to the feminine aspect of their upbringing no matter their relationship to their father previous to their coming out. What message is this sending to gay youth who may be struggling with their father? Furthermore, is the author trying to say that gay men actually *are* closer to the feminine regardless of their upbringing or personality? My, my, that seems like an ugly bit of *stereotyping* on your part, Mr. Sanchez.

2. While it is certainly true that some gay youth do not realize that they are gay until late in their teen years, when Mr. Sanchez goes into excruciating detail about how much a character loves his girlfriend and enjoys sex with her and has never in his entire life thought sexually about men until he meets a gay boy of the appropriate age bracket... well, let me just say that I was not convinced. Maybe Mr. Sanchez was attempting to illustrate that Jason was desperately trying to convince *himself* he was straight, but the story does not read that way.

How the story reads is this: either you are completely straight or you are completely gay. Jason is attracted to Kyle so he can no longer be attracted to his girlfriend even though their relationship was perfectly healthy before. Bisexual youth struggle as well. Maybe theirs is a struggle Mr. Sanchez doesn't "admire" since they can theoretically "pass" in normal society by "choosing" to behave straight. Maybe he perceives them as having the "choice" ignorant people accuse homosexuals of having. I'll never know because Sanchez dismissed their existence entirely in 'Rainbow Boys': there is no in-between to him. If he wants to continue writing about social-sexual politics, he would do good to learn that sexuality is a spectrum, not a dichotomy.

3. Since Mr. Sanchez has never met an actual person, I was thinking maybe of giving him a free pass for his gross misrepresentation of eating disorders. Very few people who HAVE engaged in actual social interaction understand eating disorders as it is. In fact, many people who have known those afflicted with eating disorders fail to understand it completely. So instead of admonishing him on this point, I'll give him a few tips:

- While not traditionally considered mental illnesses, eating disorders tend to be coupled with abnormal psychology.
- Eating Disorders are a compulsive behaviour that lasts for a prolonged period of time. It is difficult to break the cycle and many sufferers take twice as long to recover as they did fasting.
- Eating Disorders are about control and mediating your identity. So yes, while it is conceivable that a gay youth might develop an eating disorder, it is an issue that you must treat sensitively. An example of an insensitive way to portray an eating disorder would be the following situation:

"Boy is depressed and eats a whole bag of Oreo cookies and then promptly throws them up. He declares that he has an eating disorder, but quickly quits when he is less depressed."

4. Token Lesbians. That's all I really have to say about them because that's all they really were.

5. Morning. After. Pill. For. AIDS. While this *does* exist, it is a problematic treatment which the effectiveness of is still in question. Mr. Sanchez, however, disregarded this because he was eager to offer his character an easy way out.

6. While this isn't a cliche, there is a great deal of hypocrisy present in the key relationship in the book. While the authority figures in the novel make a great to-do about "waiting" until you're ready for sex and "taking things slow", Jason and Kyle go on a grand total of *one date* before hopping in bed (they've formally known each other, what, a week tops?). Wait! this is a cliche, or rather, a harmful stereotype: being gay is so much about sex, those silly, promiscuous "homos" can't wait until they jump into bed! Yeah, yeah: I know they're teenagers, but seriously- Jason is recently out of a long-term relationship and barely out of the closet. If 'Rainbow Boys' wants to promote responsible sexual practices, then it should make sure to tell youth- gay and straight alike- that it takes more than a condom to make sex between confused teenagers responsible.

In conclusion, this book is an empty, soulless, poorly-written shill of a novel that sends a myriad of negative messages about gay culture to young people. The end.
*Rainbow Boys* is such a good book and a rare one on gay themes. The book focuses on three gay teens: Kyle, Jason and Nelson. Among them, they faced a variety of issues, such as coming out, HIV, romance, homophobia and other related issues. However, Sanchez doesn't stop there. He addresses other issues that other people face as well, such as domestic violence.

Between them, a friendship blossoms and they soon learn to lean on each other for support. And support, they all need it in any form. So, Sanchez introduces PFLAG, Gay-Straight Alliance and moral support from friends and loved ones. Little by little, with support, the trio soon bond and face tough problems together. With friends behind them, they soon learn that nothing shall stand in their way.

Sanchez is a gifted writer. He uses words so accurately that I was on my own memory trips throughout this book. I'm definitely reading his other books!
"Rainbow Boys" is a novel that excels at character development, telling its story through the eyes of three gay teens--Jason, Kyle and Nelson. All three are coming of age in their senior year of high school and coping with their sexual orientation in very different ways, ranging from open and defiant to closeted and in denial. Their stories intertwine, and each has not just high school to traverse but unique family difficulties to overcome. All three characters are eminently likable, and it's easy to sympathize with their plights. And their stories and travails are genuine and real. This is the first in a series of "Rainbow" books following these characters, and I greatly look forward to reading the next installment. I highly recommend this novel. It's a gay coming of age classic."
I bought this book for my son as a gift. He says they are well written and thinks that it's a good insight into the minds dilemmas and real life situations of queer youth. Thank you Mr Sanchez for writing something thought provoking and caring for these often forgotten group of people! We have now purchased all of these books.
i loved this book so much the first time that i picked it up i couldn't put it down i had to read the other 2 books
Jason Carrillois a jock with a steady girlfriend, but he can't stop dreaming about sex...with other guys.

Kyle Meeksdoesn'tlookgay, but he is. And he hopes he never has to tell anyone -- especially his parents.

Nelson Glassmanis "out" to the entire world, but he can't tell the boy he loves that he wants to be more than just friends.

Three teenage boys, coming of age and out of the closet. In a revealing debut novel that percolates with passion and wit, Alex Sanchez follows these very different high-school seniors as their struggles with sexuality and intolerance draw them into a triangle of love, betrayal, and ultimately, friendship.
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< Rainbow Boys > < Rainbow High > < Rainbow Road > < Boy Meets Boy > < Geography Club > freaks

< When You Don't See Me > < A Secret Edge > < Strings Attached > < Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You: A Novel > < The Tin Star > < Call Me by Your Name: A Novel > Timothy James Beck

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(Cool Cast of Characters to Hang Out With)

(Unengaging)

(Good, But Forgettable)

(Living in the 9/11 World)

(An Interesting Read)

This book seems deceptively light; Nick and his quirky friends have many wonderful interactions that are humorous and entertaining. Yet there is some serious emotional depth beneath the story in regards to 9/11 and its consequences on the family and friends of victims. The ending left some loose strings and felt a little artificial, but I can't fault the book as a whole. It's engaging and you won't regret having taken the time to finish it, even if it leaves you wanting a little more.
The plot was unfocused because it was uninteresting and vice versa. The prose hackneyed and unengaging. The characters cliched and tiresome. I doubt I would ever read another one of this collaborative author's work.
The gay theme had limited interest and it's only redeeming factor was that it was set in New York but the hero was hardly a Holden Caulfield.

It does not surprise me that the novel was published by a relatively unknown house and I would surmise that the few overly eager reviews are likely author plants.

Nevertheless, I don't regret buying it. It serves its purpose wonderfully stabilizing my lopsided ironingboard.
I have read several of the titles by this author. "When You Don't See Me" is an OK read. Not quite as good as "He's The One" but far better than "Someone Like You (see my reviews)." I will continue to read this writers work in hopes of an outstanding read as I think TJB is a good writer and capable of much more. This current title left me wondering why our lead character, Nick, was so invisible. He has a great circle of friends and a supportive family, but he didn't seem to accept himself for who he is...a nice, good looking guy, who really didn't have a care in the world. In the end a good read but not one I recommend very highly.
This is my first novel by this ? foursome (is this true--there are really four authors--no thoughts about too many cooks etc...?) Anyhow, as one who lives in New York and lived through 9/11 and its immediate aftermath, the story does capture the fears and the neuroses that such an event had on most New Yorkers and Nick's fear of buildings, tunnels, the subway and life in New York was rather accurate. His affair with the "hardhat" was very lovely as well--we all wanted someone strong to protect us since no one knew when the next "attack" would come. I remember going into the city on a Saturday nite about 10 days after the attack and the feeling was that of zombies living in a nuclear explosion, everyone trying to resume normal conversation and feelings. The source of Nick's particular grief over 9/11 becomes known later in the novel and explains so much. The sex scenes are rather delicate and not at all graphic. The characters are well drawn, especially Roberto. I must say however that the Mexican girl friend was stuck in without purpose or development and I nevertheless accepted her in the story, but when Morgan turned out to be a twin to Nick's boss, I was very disappointed. New York can be a small town but it is not that small and that "coincidence" spoiled a great deal of the story and again had no purpose that I could ascertain. That being said, this is a literate and thoughtful book which I would recommend to one's library of gay literature.
Beck, Timothy James. "When You Don't See Me", Kensington, 2007.

An Interesting Read

Amos Lassen

"When You Don't See Me" deals with the horror of the illusions put on us by our friends and the horrors that come about after an attack. Nick Dunhill, our main character, who has come to live with his uncle Blaine because his family kicked him out after he told then that he was gay. He is now 19 and has decided to leave college and attempt to build a life for himself. He moves into an apartment with three other people and we are with him as he learns about life.
Nick comes into contact with some wonderfully drawn characters in the post 9/11 world. Nick is neurotic and somewhat annoying--loud noises bother him, he hates to ride the subway and he has a thing ageist tall buildings. He is unpleasant but there is a great deal of pain inside of him and he tries to work things out.
What you may not know about the author Timothy James Beck. He is four authors writing under one name. It is amazing that four people can manage to come across in one voice. It is a bit slow getting into this book but once you do, you are in for a terrific read.

Being Invisible Is Nick Dunill's M.O.

For nineteen years, he's been "the one who disappears" to his disapproving, Midwestern family. And now in New York City, a metropolis of anonymity built on not making eye contact, he feels right at home. Walking the streets of the Village, sneaking into dive bars, cleaning apartments, and trying to co-exist in a cramped apartment with his three roommates, Nick's trying to find his way without doing anything to put his wounded heart at risk, all the while wondering, "Does anything last?"

But Nick's vanishing act is about to be challenged in ways he never dreamed. Little by little, he's being forced into the land of the living--into relationships and opportunities, love and sex, truth and acceptance, into the heartbreaking secrets of his past and the hopeful chances of his future. And the more visible Nick becomes, the more he realizes that in life and love, disappearing is not an option...

"A book to get lost in."-Bay Area Reporter on Someone Like You

"Funny and touching with wonderful characters."-The Texas Triangle on He's The One

"A charming, humorously appealing tale."-Publishers Weekly on It Had To Be You
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< When You Don't See Me > < A Secret Edge > < Strings Attached > < Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You: A Novel > < The Tin Star > freaks

< Is It a Choice? Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gay&Lesbian People, Third Edition > < Straight Parents, Gay Children: Keeping Families Together > < Beyond Acceptance: Parents of Lesbians&Gays Talk About Their Experiences > < My Child Is Gay: How Parents React When They Hear the News > < Now That You Know: A Parents' Guide to Understanding Their Gay and Lesbian Children, Updated Edition > < Always My Child: A Parent's Guide to Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered or Questioning Son or Daughter > Eric Marcus

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(First-rate Introduction and Resource for LGBT People&Friends/Family)

(Helpful and informative book.)

(Maybe for homosexuals but not for real answers!)

(This is the FIRST Gay Studies book you should read.)

(A Source Book to Put an End to Myths and Prejudices: Healthy Information)

In Is It a Choice? Marcus addresses some of the most frequently asked questions about homosexuality and LGBT people. His answers are full of insight, wit and occasionally twinged with a hint of sarcasm. The book is organized topically, so readers will be able to easily find answers to questions about religion or dating or whatever else might be of interest to them. Additionally, Marcus provides a fantastic bibliography for readers interested in delving deeper into the subject.

This book is especially appropriate for LGBT people coming to terms with their sexual identity and for the family and friends of LGBT people. This would be an excellent book to give to friends or family members struggling to accept their loved ones homosexuality.

The book approaches sensitive topics with an appreciation for the difficulties inherent in understanding and accepting differences in sexual orientation. For example, in the section on coming out to parents, Marcus includes several voices explaining how different people approached and responded to the coming out process. I think this approach will be particularly helpful for readers who think they are the only ones dealing with these issues.

I liked that Marcus referred the reader to community organizations that can provide further answers and assistance. He frequently refers the reader to Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) and similar organizations. This should be helpful in continuing the conversation and learning more.

Marcus has provided a wonderful gift with Is It a Choice? that should prove beneficial to anyone struggling to accept the LGBT people in their lives and to LGBT individuals themselves. This is a book that everyone should read.
Easy to read, to the point. Answers basic questions about Gays and Lesbians. Good reference book for anyone who has unanswered questions. I use it like a reference book, when a question comes up I open the book to see if there is an answer.
This may be a great book for homosexuals, or those thinking that they may be a homosexual, but for the rest of us who have real questions about homosexuality it is just more frustrating than informative. Almost the entire book can be summed up by saying that homosexuals are just people like you and me and have the same problems we do. No wonder this book was rejected by so many publishers before the author found one to publish it.
This is a coming out tool. It's very truthful and matter-of-fact. Not encumbered by supernatural or religious bias. This is the easiest thing you can give friends and family. It may not change their views but at least they'll finally understand where you're coming from. I use this when they won't listen to my own voice. It helped me come out to myelf too! I was raised VERY sheltered. I read this book and later learned from personal experience that it was all true. Before I read this book I had many misconceptions about gay people. The gay myths and stereotypes prevented me from self identifying as gay. This book put everything into perspective for me.
This is the third edition of Eric Marcus' "IS IT A CHOICE: Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gay and Lesbian People" and in revising his original 1990s publication he has added some welcome, warm humor and finer perspective, features that make this little book an invaluable help to individual, families and friends who are experiencing discovery of someone 'coming out of the closet'.

Much has changed in the past decade toward wider public understanding of gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual people: important films with major stars portraying gay people in positive light; popular television shows such as 'Will and Grace', 'The L Word', 'Queer as Folk', 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy'; spokesmen and comedians/comediennes like Ellen DeGenneres, Margaret Cho, Kate Clinton etc; important novelists such as Colm Toibin, Michael Cunningham, Jeffrey Eugenides - all of these have opened doors to the public to examine gay life and its spectrum. But when the encounter becomes personal, there are still the myriad questions that many are simply afraid to ask.

Marcus tackles these embarrassing questions head on and with a fine sense of healthy normalcy. Questions range from the tough ones (what makes people gay - is it illness, can it be cured, how do you tell, what are the indicators?) to the often heard but silly ones as to whether all gay men love opera and hate sports and do all lesbians want to appear to be men, et cetera ad infinitum. Yes, to some the questions seem superficial - and thank goodness at last they do! But to others less informed and more threatened by the notion of gay life this book is most helpful. No preaching or politicking here, just common sense approaches to quasi-delicate issues.

Would that school libraries would stock this book on shelves for those students who are coping with 'gay' either within themselves or with barely closeted friends. And for husbands and wives who discover their spouses are lesbian or gay, mothers and fathers who don't have a clue how to broach the subject with their suspected child. Marcus has a terrific sense of humor and writes well, but he also is a committed 'sociologist' who has taken the time to provide not only answers to the obvious questions, but also provides richly detailed resources in the appendices of this book that serve as further information and support guides.

And other than that, this is also a fun book to read - no matter your inclination! Highly recommended. Grady Harp, September 05

The answers to all the questions you've ever had about homosexuality but were afraid to ask are finally in one book,Is It a Choice?

In this newly revised and updated edition, Eric Marcus provides insightful, no-nonsense answers to hundreds of the most commonly asked questions about homosexuality. Offering frank insight on everything you've always wanted-and needed-to know about same-gender relationships, coming out, family roles, politics, and much more, including:

How do you know if you're gay or lesbian?
What should you do if your child is gay or lesbian?
Do gay parents raise gay children?
If you think a friend is gay or lesbian, what should you say?
Why do gay men and women want to get married?
What does the Bible say about homosexuality?

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< Is It a Choice? Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions About Gay&Lesbian People, Third Edition > < Straight Parents, Gay Children: Keeping Families Together > < Beyond Acceptance: Parents of Lesbians&Gays Talk About Their Experiences > < My Child Is Gay: How Parents React When They Hear the News > < Now That You Know: A Parents' Guide to Understanding Their Gay and Lesbian Children, Updated Edition > freaks

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