price：$9.00
Strebor Books
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Another great anthology from Zane.) 『Purple Panties takes on some girl on girl action in the more bi-curious stand point. The stories are very adventuresome and really do pique the imagination. However, I would not recommend this one to the squeamish or faint of heart. This is real sex done by real women and it's quite graphic, which I liked. I thought it was refreshing to see such erotica on the market today, for those of us who might not take a walk on the wild side, but don't mind standing on the fence. Overall, a good and hot read, along with another in the same arena: The Other Woman: A Story of Ménage à Trois.』
(The night time book) 『This book was so hot, it was smokin! I left this book right beside my bed at night and lets say it was my night cap. Smile』
(Missionary no More:Purple Panties 2) 『I had the first one so I needed the second one. I love Zane』
(Similar And Almost The Same) 『MISSIONARY NO MORE is a collection of short stories geared towards the lesbian community. The stories vary in style and presentation. The stories within this compilation are graphic, some stories deal with fetishes and there is even a science fiction erotic tale.
The most memorable story to me is "Caged", which details the rise and fall of a young woman whose looks made prison a living nightmare and left her facially disfigured. Life for the young woman didn't get better behind bars until she allowed herself to be used sexually by the other inmates.
MISSIONARY NO MORE, as with the previous Purple Panties anthology, has to be read with an open mind. Even with my open mind, I was not as enthralled with many of the stories and at times, the stories were so similar they were unexciting. Although the writing wasn't bad, some of the stories were a bit too explicit for my taste and this collection lacked the sensuality of the original anthology.
Reviewed by Cashana Seals of The RAWSISTAZ(tm) Reviewers 』
(missionary no more) 『i am sad to say that i was kind of disappointed when i read this book. after i read purple panties i had very high expectations for this novel. but i was let down. for me personally i could have done without the males in this book, i was looking for strictly female on female only. dont get me wrong it did have some good stories. my personal favorite was the mile high club. what would be the coincidence that my name is also sasha lol』 『Steamy, sensual and poetically hypnotic,Missionary No More: Purple Panties 2is the follow-up to the bestsellerPurple Panties.
No one can debate the fact that Zane knows sex. The Queen of Erotic Fiction has hit home run after home run in the literary arena with her literary offerings. Now comes the latest, a collection of lesbian erotica that will have readers squirming on the edge of their seats, curling up beneath the sheets, and fantasizing about the possibilities.
Including such stories as "The Namma's Nectar," "Coast to Coast" and "She Loved a Girl,"Missionary No Moregives an insight into a world where love and lust have no boundaries. Come take a journey through the eyes of several women who have one thing in common: an appreciation for female sensuality.』
price：$4.78
Bold Strokes Books
Usually ships in 24 hours 『Can two women who aren't looking for love find it in each other's arms?
Brianna "Bree" Hendricks treats love like a commodity to be served up to her clients on demand, but has given up the search for a true love of her own. Logan Delaney is too busy trying to reconcile the legacy of her grandparents' failed magazine company to invest in anything more than the occasional affair.』
price：$32.99
Adamant Media Corporation
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (One of my favorites) 『The story begins as Miss Lucy Graham, a beautiful and mysterious governess, meets the wealthy widower, Sir Michael Audley. Sir Audley falls desperately in love with Lucy and begs her to marry him.
Lucy agrees to the marriage, but doesn't tell Michael she is already married to a man she hasn't seen in three years and believes him to be dead.
Lucy's husband, George Talboys, unexpectedly, returns home to find his wife's father has declared her dead and buried. This is where the mystery begins! Does George find his wife who has married another man? What will happen if and when he does?
I've read several Victorian novels in the past, but this is definitely one of my favorites. It has everything a good read should have--romance, murder, suspense, a surprise ending. It is fast moving and holds the reader's interest.
The author has become one of my favorites and I'll certainly look for more of her books in the future. Expect more reviews to come.』
(I must thank Tasha Alexander for peaking my interest in Lady Audley's Secret) 『I read three Tasha Alexander novels with a wonderful character, Lady Emily Ashton. The third book in the series was "Fatal Waltz". Throughout the book, Lady Ashton kept giving "Lady Audley's Secret" to her friends and family to read because she thought it was so splendid. I had never heard of the book and decided if Lady Emily Ashton loved it, it must be good! :) Thank You, Tasha Alexander, the author of those three books.
I just finished Lady Audley's Secret and must say, I thoroughly enjoyed it. While parts of the book were somewhat wordy, the characters, plot and ending were fabulous. Lady Lucy Audley was easy to dislike.... A perfectly wretched and evil woman. Barrister Robert was easy to like even though he was lazy and took his life and position for granted. Baronet Michael was easy to see as blind/naive/lovestruck/foolish, but who wouldn't want a husband who adored you so much? He was such a mensch. George was.....interesting? Sometimes a bit high strung (the passage from Australia...can you say HYPER??) and somewhat depressing to be around (poor Robert!) And the plot held me until the end.....which I loved. The book's ending made me sigh and smile. I like that. It ended just as I wanted it to...which almost never happens for me.
"Lady Audley's Secret" was an unexpected delight and I'm happy I read it. I would recommend "Lady Audley's Secret" if you enjoy Historical/Victorian mysteries. While you're at it, try Tasha Alexander's Lady Emily Ashton series! They too are very enjoyable.』
(Perfect mystery for a mid-week read) 『Since this is one of those books that to tell too much of the story would ruin it, I'm only giving you the bare bones. Baronet Sir Michael Audley takes himself a young, beautiful (but penniless) wife, but his eighteen year old daughter Alicia is not quite so enthralled with Lucy's charms. Sir Michael's nephew Robert Audley greets his old friend George Talboys on his return from the gold-fields of Australia, but George is anxious to reunite with the wife and child he left behind when he was unable to support them. An unexpected death notice in a local paper sets George's world upside down, although a trip with Robert to Audley Court opens up.......
Well I'm not telling more than that, I am not into spoilers. This was a highly entertaining and readable mystery - yes you'll guess some of what's going to happen but trust me the author has a red-herring or two and plenty of twists and turns ahead for the reader. Braddon's style was very light and readable, not as heavy handed as some 19C authors can be and I really enjoyed her descriptions of the settings, particularly the very very old Audley Court and its grounds. This book should appeal to mystery fans as well as those looking for something new in 19C lit and perfect for those days when you're looking for something light, albeit with some substance as well. 4/5 stars.』
(Delightful) 『In Lady Audley's Secret, Sir Michael Audley marries Lucy Graham, a governess. She's a fragile-looking young woman of about 20 or so, whose outside appearance belies the deep, dark secret she'll do anything to protect. But when a young man named George Talboys goes missing, his friend Robert Audley steps in and resolves to figure out what happened to him. Robert, a dissolute barrister, has a strong suspicion that his step-aunt is connected to his friend's disappearance.
I'm not going to give away (much) here, because it would spoil virtually the whole book and a lot of the enjoyment that goes with this reading experience, but suffice it to say that this novel was one of the great works of Victorian sensationalist novels that were published in the 1860s. It was sensationalist because it took the ideals of Victorian family-hood and turned them upside-down: it was nearly inconceivable that a woman could be capable of the acts that Lady Audley perpetrates here. Even today, this novel is still fascinating, filled with ghosts and murder and arson and bigamy. Braddon displays a wide range of outside knowledge, from Classical literature to literature of the time (she even mentions Wilkie Collins, to whose The Woman in White this novel is probably indebted), to history (the English Civil War), current events (the US Civil War), and beyond.
The author tends to be melodramatic, which turned me off a bit, and her writing style just isn't that good (Braddon tended to write in fragmented sentences). But the story itself sucked me in, and after reading a few pages, I knew that I just had to read the rest. Its definitely true that Braddon is the master of writing plot, and everything ties together perfectly. While considered trashy in the 1860s, the novel contains a strong statement about women's roles in Victorian England.』
(Something surprising....) 『I first bought this book for my mother. She loved it so much she bought a copy for me and nagged me to read it.
I am not the greatest admirer of Victorian English literature. I prefer the late eighteenth century Gothic authors and the Romantics. Nonetheless, this was a great read. Her descriptions of the countryside, her prose...everything about this book. It was a great time. It is one of those books you look forward to reading while doing others things. When you get the chance, you'll read it no matter if you have ten minutes or a full day to yourself.
I recommend this to all the Wilkie Collins fans, to all the Gothic readers and sensation seekers. If you love English literature or just plain love a good mystery, pick this book up.』 『This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1862 edition by Bernhard Tauchnitz, Leipzig.』
price：$4.80
Intervarsity Press
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Love Is an Orientation, so get Oriented!) 『Andrew Marin begins his story this way,
"I am a straight, white conservative, Bible-believing, evangelical male. I was raised in a Christian home in a conservative suburb of Chicago and grew up in a large evangelical church. And I wanted absolutely nothing to do wit the gay, lesbian bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community. Looking back on my upbringing, I don't remember hearing anything explicitly defaming the GLBT community from either my church or my parents. Homosexuality just grossed me out, and I sure wasn't about to have an in-depth conversation with my pastor or my parents about the subject. I just knew that my beliefs were right. I saw gay people on TV. I saw pictures of cross-dressers in newspapers and magazines. For the first nineteen years of my life I was the biggest Bible-banging homophobic person I knew. I used derogatory language about gay people without ever thinking twice about what I believed or said. I didn't care about the gay community nor did I ever want to care about them. "Don't ask, don't tell" "Don't see, don't care," "Out of sight, out of mind": those philosophies all worked great for me--until, that is, the summer after my freshman year in college."
That was when three of Andrew's best friends opened up to him that they were gay. Now he was faced with a dilemma. Did he have to give up his beliefs or his friends? He wanted to do neither. Instead he did a remarkable thing: he opened his heart, his ears and his life to people who had a different sexual orientation than him.
What has resulted is The Marin Foundation, a nonprofit focused on bringing together the religious and GLBT organizations and people. This bridge-building is led by Andrew and his wife who live in a predominantly GLBT community in Chicago. Andrew shares his journey in his book; Love is an Orientation--Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community. I've read several books on the issue of homosexuality, but all of them have been about proving a point, taking a stand, or presenting a formula. Andrew's book is significantly different. It really is a book about understanding and love.
In his book Andrew identifies and addresses questions that Christians and the GLBT community both ask: 1. Do you think that gays and lesbians are born that way? 2. Do you think homosexuality is a sin? 3. Can a GLBT person change? 4. Do you think that someone can be gay and a Christian? 5. Are GLBT people going to hell?
Andrew also shares nine different concerns that GLBT people fear about interacting with the Christian church: 1. How can I possibly relate to Christians in a church environment? 2. Will Christians always look at me as just gay? 3. Will I be able to be like everyone else in church activities and groups? 4. Do they think that homosexuality is a special sin? 5. Do they believe that I chose to be like this? 6. Do they think that I am going to hit on them? 7. Do they think that I am going to abuse their children? 8. Are they scared that I am going to infect them with an STD or HIV/AIDS? 9. When will I be rejected and kicked out?
Reading the book was personally painful. I recognized many attitudes and actions in my life that have been anything but loving. I recognized how I was good at trying to prove a point, but I didn't have much to show for being "right." I recognized that I was better at burning bridges than building them. I recognized my desire to fix people has kept me from genuine friendships. I also recognized that my heart was built for love and was tired of expressing anything less.
This isn't much of a book review. It's more of an endorsement. I feel people need to read this book, including those who think they've been righteously homophobic, those who have been compassionate to the GLBT community but want to be better at building bridges, and those who have put their head in the stand thinking that this issue doesn't affect them at all.』
(A Hugely Important Step Toward Bridging the Gulf Between Conservative Evangelical Christians and the GLBT Community) 『"All God needs are willing hearts to extend his unconditional love for all of his children -- gay and straight. This is our blessing. This is our bold calling. This is our orientation." So Andrew Marin concludes his seminal book, "Love is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community."
As a "straight, white, conservative, Bible-believing, evangelical male," Marin was incredulous when, in a matter of three short months, three close friends independently confided that they were gay. Not knowing what to think or how to respond, he decided to immerse himself in the local (Chicago) GLBT community in an effort to understand his friends and learn about their struggles, their joys, and their experiences -- their lives. From this humble beginning, he eventually founded The Marin Foundation "to build a bridge between the religious and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender communities in a non-threatening, research and biblically oriented fashion."
In today's politicized society it is no secret that a great chasm of mistrust, fear, and even outright hatred exists between the GLBT community and conservative evangelical Christians. In this book Marin lays the groundwork to begin bridging that gulf and opening new lines of communication, understanding, and love.
This is an extremely important work. It is one of those rare books that I really think every thoughtful evangelical should read, especially given America's current divisive climate. Whether you find yourself agreeing with Marin or not, it is about time that Christians and the GLBT community stop talking past each other. This book is a great starting point. 』
(Could use a little more love?) 『I appreciated Marin's compassion. I caught it, I think. It can be very helpful to see things though a different set of eyes and Marin provided "GLBT eyes" for me. I found his book thought provoking and helpful. I, too, am interested in "elevating the conversation with the gay community."
One of the questions on everyone's mind is "Do gays and lesbians go to heaven if they are involved in same-sex intimacy?" Marin seems unwilling to answer that question. On page 182 Marin asks "Do you think homosexuality is a sin?" He responds by following the reasoning of James (James 2:10) who says that if we participate in one sin we are guilty of them all. He also references Matthew 7:1-2 which reminds us that we will be judged in the same way we judge others. On page 184 he asks "Do you think that someone can be gay and Christian?" Amother other things, Marin says that this isn't a "yes-or-no question." On page 185 he asks "Are GLBT people going to hell?" After refering to the words of Jesus in Matthew 7:21-23 he explains that eternal destiny is determined by God, not us.
My problem is that we actually know how God will judge practicing, unrepentant sinners. In 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 God clearly identifies a list of behaviors that keep people out of heaven. Here it is. "9 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. (The Holy Bible : New International Version (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984)
I believe that love is the orientation of the true Christian. What would love have us do? Suppose my friend is driving his car 70 mph at night toward a bridge that has been washed out. Suppose I know that he and his passenger will die if he doesn't stop. And, suppose I have the opportunity to talk to him about his future as he speeds toward death. What would I do if I loved him? Would I wait for God to speak to him personally about it? Or, would I try to convince him that if he does not stop he will die?
God has clearly stated the final destiny of individuals who intentionally continue to participate in sin. I wish Marin would have joined other loving Christians in making that point clear.
Sincerely, L. James Tieszen』
(Love Is An Orientation - Andrew Marin) 『It's become one of the main issues of our time. It's a spiritual question, a relational question, and, in past decades, a highly politicized one. You'll find extremely strong opinions on both sides, and these polarized opinions can lead to confrontation, heated argument, broken relationships, even violence.
The issue: homosexuality.
The complexity of the issue is sometimes hidden beneath the same old rhetoric from both sides. One side tends to boil it down to a simple injunction to stop, often in very insensitive ways. The other side, defensive and angry, has its own tendencies to resort to inflammatory language and hate of its own. How can a bridge be built between these two communities?
Enter Andrew Marin and his book, Love is an Orientation.
Let me be clear about something up front. As a conservative (both theologically and politically), bible-believing Christian, I found a decent amount in this book that I disagreed with. I even found myself answering some of Marin's statements out loud. For the most part, however, I found myself challenged to take on a quality that the Christian community claims to value: empathy.
That's really the strength of this book. You might not agree with all that Marin says (I certainly didn't), but his ability to put you in the shoes of members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered (GLBT) community is powerful. This is a quality missing from much of the discussion Christians have regarding the issue of homosexuality. It's easy to look at the passages in the bible that condemn homosexuality and think things are clear-cut; don't do it. The issue isn't really that simple, however, for GLBT people who desire to walk with God, but struggle to reconcile their sexual desires with God's revelations in scripture. Others who don't want anything to do with God simply hear a condemnation of their identity from Christians, which only confirms they want nothing to do with the God of those people.
Andrew Marin has learned empathy by immersing himself in Boystown, the GLBT neighborhood in Chicago, and forming The Marin Foundation, which works to build bridges between the GLBT community and the Christian community. Marin draws from this experience throughout the book, sharing stories of GLBT people he's encountered, detailing their stories and struggles. Some are powerful. Some give hope. Some of downright depressing. The same can be said of people from any group. Marin successfully and powerfully puts a human face on the issue, which is sorely needed for many to see.
There are a few problems with the book, though. For one, Marin never really articulates accurately what the gospel is and how it applies to the GLBT community. He talks about them having an "authentic relationship with God," but there's no discussion of specifically how Jesus' death on the cross saves people from God's wrath against their sin, enabling that relationship to happen. I'm certain Marin understands this, but I would have loved to hear a discussion of this in the context of the GLBT community. He's just a little too vague on the gospel for me.
He also refuses to really answer the question of whether or not homosexuality is a sin. I understand why he does this for the purposes of the book, but it just left me thinking that it eventually has to be answered for GLBT people at some point. He seems content leaving that decision up to the individuals and letting the Holy Spirit speak to them on the validity of their sexuality. I agree the Holy Spirit is the one who convicts of sin, but we're also called to help each other identify sin in our lives.
These issues aside, I think this is an important book for furthering (and elevating, as Marin puts it) the discussion. There are still many questions that beg for answers, and I believe those answers are there, but the discussion needs to be re-framed. I believe that happens when Christians really put themselves in the shoes of GLBT people, really love them regardless of whether or not they ever change their lifestyle. We don't have to water-down the truth, but love for the people that truth is affecting needs a more prominent place. That's the main thrust of the book, and it's an important message.』
(Love is an Orienation) 『Having been involved in ministry to the GLBT community for about 20 years, this is a breath of fresh air to see more work being done to build bridges. Andy comes from a great perspective coming from the heterosexual perspective and reaching out to bring the GLBT and church community together. Likewise we join him from the GLBT perspective to build bridges too and look forward to our future work together!
[...]』 『Andrew Marin's life changed forever when his three best friends came out to him in three consecutive months. Suddenly he was confronted with the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community (GLBT) firsthand. And he was compelled to understand how he could reconcile his friends to his faith.
In an attempt to answer that question, he and his wife relocated to Boystown, a predominantly GLBT community in Chicago. And from his experience and wrestling has come his book, Love Is an Orientation, a work which elevates the conversation between Christianity and the GLBT community, moving the focus from genetics to gospel, where it really belongs.
Why are so many people who are gay wary of people who are Christians? Do GLBT people need to change who they are? Do Christians need to change what they believe? Love Is an Orientation is changing the conversation about sexuality and spirituality, and building bridges from the GLBT community to the Christian community and, more importantly, to the good news of Jesus Christ.』
price：$4.20
Vintage
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (the confessions) 『i saw a pretty woman in a nun's habit once and i had an overwhelming desire to have sexual relations with her, and i felt guilty thereafter for my desire in the same way i would feel guilty for desiring to have sexual relations with my mother. understandably, these were desires i wanted to keep secret, until I read freud and learned about the incest taboo put in place to control normal incestuous desires prevalent in most societies and cultures.
foucault credits freud for `placing sex at one of the critical points marked out for it since the eighteenth century by the strategies of knowledge and power, how wonderfully effective he was ... in giving a new impetus to the secular injunction to study sex and transform it into discourse.'
a discourse foucault charts historically for a sexuality that functioned since the seventeenth century paradoxically as secret and a disclosure. even in the twenty first century when many people speak of sexuality they speak of repression and of the authorities in power in social institutions who do the repressing. foucault writes of a sexuality of obsession and how that obsession became discourse, first in the confessional booth of the catholic church where the confessor was urged to tell everything sexual and how later sexual confession was picked up by confessional writers, in particular the marquis de sade and the anonymous author of `my secret life'; and following was `a multiplication of discourses concerning sex in the field of exercise of power itself: an institutional incitement to speak about it, and to do so more and more ... toward the beginning of the eighteenth century, there emerged a political, economic, and technical incitement to talk about sex ... . sex was not something one simply judged; it was a thing one administered ... .'
it was administered in discussions for population control, the architecture of school space and sex education, and, within the family, as normative sexual relations -- and the sexual relations, outside the norm, were heard and discussed as perverse by mental institutional workers, and sexual transgressions were relegated to discourses of civil law. those in power had sexual knowledge, and the powerless had silence about sex, secrets about which they were incited to talk. once the secrets were revealed they could be corrected, regulated and proscribed.
something else about my own confession: a few days later I saw the woman in the nun's habit again, on stage as part of a theatre production. 』
(The History of Sexuality an Introduction by Michael Foucault) 『"The History of Sexuality" by Michael Foucault was a very good book. It is a very confusing book. I was assigned this book for my LGBT studies book in college and it was even difficult to understand for most of my class. Michael definitely crosses the line into some topics that some authors would not even consider to go into. The chapter about The Repressive Hypothesis was very interesting to me since I am a psychology major; it was neat to correlate both of my classes to this book by Michael Foucault. I would definitely recommend this book, if you would like to be challenged but are definitely ready for a good read!』
(Foucault - the smart kid who doesn't do homework) 『More like a 3.5 if that was an option. Part of me hates rating this book so low, but I really have to. Here's why.
I love and hate Foucault more than just about any other philosopher. He is probably the pre-eminent French philosopher of his generation. The problem is that he is probably also the worst French historian of all time.
Foucault certainly has his moments and he's consistently entertaining (he's a very good writer and judging from his lectures, a great lecturer), but underneath it all, he's fundamentally lazy - he never does research studies or clinical work, he never looks outside France, he uses translations and secondary sources when he should be using original texts, he cites literature as if it is representative of the masses in the society in which it was written. Yet his writing is so confident, and his ideas so interesting and self-assured people believe him without checking his sources or his historical assertions.
He reminds me of the student I always have in my class who comes up with the best ideas but is unwilling to follow them through. The B student that should be an A+ student. He doesn't do homework, he doesn't show his work. I have to give them split grades. I'd give Foucault a split grade if I could - Ideas 5/5. Reasoning and Research 2/5.
In Foucault's case, he didn't do research outside France, he didn't reference or respond to contemporary History of Ideas works on Sexuality (e.g. Otto Kiefer's Sexuality in Rome and Greece, Van Gulick's Sexuality in Ancient China), he failed to develop a basic understanding of medicine, he cherrypicked texts that suited his arguments and failed to consider opposing arguments, and his Greek and Latin leave something to be desired.
His concept of the "repressive hypothesis" in this book is extremely interesting and well-reasoned (apart from the historical examples). His notion of biopower is also fairly intriguing, though not fleshed out in sufficient detail here (Psychiatric Power has more on it), and seems to be a kind of extension of the Hegelian for-itself (which is conceived in terms of relationships). He also very briefly, mentions third sex/intersexed individuals, which became a jumping off point for a lot of queer theory. Buyer beware - if you're looking for queer theory, it's only about a page or two, so you'll probably be disappointed.
Here's the real problem with this book - the examples, the historical scholarship. Foucault, determined as he is to prove (like Nietzsche did quite a bit more convinvingly in Beyond Good and Evil) the lack of foundation of contemporary morality bends the truth and fails to see things that are very obvious to medical professionals and more objective historians.
Case in point:
In a passage (31) and elsewhere in references to Ancient Greece, Foucault more or less writes an apologia for pedophilia. There is a problem though with all this - the unstated biological injunction. As someone who was an EMT - I can tell you something that should be obvious to someone as smart as Foucault, but wasn't - apart from normative moral concerns (which wouldn't concern an anti-foundationalist) - sexual intercourse with children physically and biologically injures them. I won't go into the gory details. If they're young enough, it could kill them. There's also the way young people respond to STD's. Sometimes, that's different, too.
Even if you completely dispense with normative morality and enact purely utilitarian laws based upon simply minimizing biological damage or instead engage in a minarchical system with protective services, this would still be largely prohibited either by law or contracted mutual assent.
In addition, Foucault does not understand biology very well and often uses outdated medical references like Pinel to represent current medical practice. The thing is Foucault is clever about it. It's a straw man, but it's a clever straw man, because he cites Pinel in a historical context and later as a means of (falsely) explaining the contemporary. Either that, or he just doesn't get medicine all that well.
Then there's Christianity. Oh, God, is Foucault ever wrong on this frontier. He even claims (117) the first treatise on sin was written in the 15th century. Off the top of my head, there are writings on sin as early as Augustine of Hippo in the 4th century (and perhaps earlier). You're ten centuries off, Foucault! That kind of oversight borders on ridiculous. How no one else has picked up on that baffles me.
I'd definitely read this book, but read it critically. It's not as inept in the scholastic sense as Madness and Civilization (which famously contains references to the non-existent Ship of Fools) but some of the scholarship is abysmal.
The French/Greco-Roman focus is a tad trying too, especially considering the wealth of available laws of quite a number of other major civilizations, which Foucault overlooks, presumably because they have male to male sodomy prohibitions which problematize his central arguments, or because of his obvious ignorance of other languages.
If this sounds overly negative, bear in mind - I like this book, and wholeheartedly recommend purchasing it. Just take it with a grain of salt. It has some extraordinarily interesting ideas, but alas, when I see it, I see what could have been if the author was more disciplined in his approach. If there wasn't so much there that was good, I wouldn't be nearly as upset by Foucault's sloppy scholarship.』
(Foucault's Pendulum of Human Sexuality) 『In "the History of Sexuality", Foucault tried to use Nietzsche's genealogical approach that views concepts as changing constantly to fit the needs and provocations over time. Nietzsche used the genealogical approach gracefully in Beyond Good and Evil, and though I'm not completely convinced his ideas are correct; the gracefulness of his argument, and his personal experience with the chaotic political and moral nature of the European society he reacted to, form a compelling argument for his genealogical theory. Foucault mocked Nietzsche's approach but prematurely formulated his "repressive hypothesis" of thinking by which concepts result from the inexorable avalanche of history, and that sexuality has been repressed throughout our political history, therefore the only way to political liberation is sexual liberation.
A side note: Foucault's "The History of Sexuality" is one of the basic justifications for the queer theory that proclaims the intersection between politics, sexuality, and gender. The whole normals vs. abnormal arguments are pointless and vague, as no one can tell what is normal or abnormal in the world. The arguments presented make no sense to me, are too relativist and do not rely on any scientific reason. It is a world devoid of absolutes where we must assume that anything and everything is permissible. This queer thinking recalls my college years, when I was irritated by new societies such as "The Society of Women Engineers" and the "The Society of Black Engineers". Next we will have" The Society of Queer Engineers" and "The Society of Tall Engineers'. What happened to treating humans as humans, who share life regardless of their gender, color or physical appearance? How can we ask for equality between genders when we defeat the whole purpose by being feminists or some other separate group?
Back to "The History of Sexuality", Foucault reviews history to find out why our sexuality became the key to unlocking the truth about us, and arrives at the relationship sex has with power and knowledge. Foucault traces the emergence of sexuality to the seventeenth century, when the Christian emphasis on sins of the flesh led to an increasing awareness of sexuality in family relations. His road to the genesis of human sexuality ends with the bourgeois of the nineteenth century, who effectively invented what we think of as "sexuality," and used it as a way of protecting and separating themselves from the other groups. Foucault acknowledges that sex is not our essence, but rather it is a social construct that makes it easier to control humans. Here Foucault didn't provide any definite prove to his theory. It even sounds more convincing that the opposite is the truth: Sex and all its biological drives are an essential part of our nature and, therefore, it makes us more susceptible to control.
The point Foucault tried to make in many lengthy ways is that how we understand certain concepts has a lot to do with what other concepts we link them to, and in this thought construct, sexuality is not a concept as much as means of linking concepts to each other. Foucault strong, initial argument that our sexual desires or behaviors themselves do not express profound truths about us, rather it is the discourse we have built up around those desires and behaviors that suggest the profound truth. These discourses are not fixed and changeable with time and needs. The growing importance of sexuality in our society reflects the fact that we have found more and more concepts that we can connect through sexuality, and in this way the "deployment of sexuality" is the way that we use sexuality to join different concepts. The history of sexuality is a history of class dominance, where sexuality is a social construct that can be used to link power and knowledge to sex in a variety of different ways.
Finally, Foucault arrives at the conclusion that human life (and its aspects including sexuality) throughout history came to fall under the control of politics, where "bio power" or the new power over life controls life through the discipline of the body and through the regulation of population. It's beyond me how Foucault arrived at this conclusion while discussing how wars got fiercer than ever, how the death penalty became a safeguard not an act of destruction, and how power seems now to control life and population. I suspect that Foucault, through his arguments, wanted to weaken the concept of sexuality. By simply calling it a social construction, he will weaken the political powers themselves. I also suspect by the way that Foucault identified the four centers that have power and knowledge related to sex(hysterization of women's bodies, pedagogization of children's sex, socialization of procreative behavior, and psychiatrization of perverse pleasure) that he was trying to differentiate by what is socially considered a normal behavior and what is not. This is again a losing argument since it's purely a personal way of looking at things.
As a big fan of Nietzsche (his method of debate not his actual ideas), I don't think that Foucault even came close to Nietzsche's genealogical approach. Foucault took a very exciting topic and managed to destroy his argument with a lengthy complicated delivery, the biggest problem with some philosophers is that they are trying so hard to be original that they overlook the obvious or they wrap it up in such a complex knot you can't possibly untie it. .
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(At the Bottom of Everything Lies the Struggle for Power) 『Michel Foucault has based his entire corpus of history on the premise that society has been waging a battle between those at the center of society who wield power and those who live at the periphery and lack it. In THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, VOL I, he does not present a history of sexuality so much as yet another opportunity to delineate another marginalized subgroup, those who wish to succumb to their inner sexual desires but feel refrained by society. Ironically enough, Foucault notes that until the Victorian Age, prudery more often reigned over licentiousness throughout history. It was not until the 19th century, that society began to allow greater freedom for those who wished to explore their own sexuality. There is an inner irony here that is not present explicitly in the book. Foucault himself was a total sexual hedonist who frequented San Francisco's bathhouses where he may have caught the AIDS virus that killed him in 1984. Further, he openly expressed his belief that adults should feel perfectly free to have sex with children. He alludes to this in the book as he writes of a simple minded country youth who shares a "milk curdling" experience with a prepubescent girl.
Foucault saw the 19th century as a true explosion of discourses on sexuality, the totality of which was to demolish the then emphasis on keeping sex and the topic of sex behind closed doors. The struggle for power shifted from a repressive state controlling the environment in which sex might reasonably be expected to thrive to one in which those who had been previously bereft of the right to deal openly with sex to now having an overabundance of that very right. THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY then is a minor variation on Foucault's obsession with accusing the center of massed power of first identifying, then declaring aberrant, then ultimately marginalizing those on the fringes. Oddly enough, this book is one of Foucault's more coherent explorations of those on the fringe.』 『The author turns his attention to sex and the reasons why we are driven constantly to analyze and discuss it. An iconoclastic explanation of modern sexual history.』
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Not yet published Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (A GREAT BOOK) 『A GREAT BOOK FROM A GREAT MAN.
R.I.P E. LYNN HARRIS
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(enjoyed it!) 『i really enjoyed this book even though some readers say they didn't. even though aj knew what he was getting into, i really felt sorry for him. whether he was gay or his boyfriend was on the downlow he should not have been treated that way by his best friend or the wife. and god don't like ugly. he still had a heart and just wanted to be loved the right way but was just looking for it in the wrong place for seven years. like my mom says, everything and everyone comes into your life for a season and their season was up.』
(He did it again...) 『Loved it! Mr. Harris never fails to deliver to each and every novels he writes. Although I am truly sorry this was his last effort and he will truly be missed. I could not put this book down, but I must warn you....if the talk of sex makes you squeamish..then put it back on the shelf. Nothing short of Amazing!』
(E.Lynn Harris Fan forever) 『I cried as I read this book, knowing I would not get the sequel from him. This was a great book and his writing gets better and better to me. I just wished his last book (the one awaiting release)would have been about John Basil (my favorite character) because I amn not a fan of Ava and her daughter.』
(A winner once again) 『Mr E.Lynn Harris has again given us a great novel to read. I believe he will really be missed by readers.』 『AJ Richardson is living the good life. Thanks to his longtime lover, NBA star Dray Jones, he has a gorgeous townhouse in New Orleans, plenty of frequent-flier miles, and an MBA he’s never had to use. Built on a deep and abiding love, their hidden relationship sustains them both. But when Dray’s teammates begin to ask insinuating questions, Dray puts their doubts to rest by marrying Judi, a beautiful and ambitious woman. Judi knows nothing about Dray's “other life.” Or does she?
InBasketball Jones, E. Lynn Harris explores the consequences of loving someone who is desperate to conform. Filled with nonstop twists and turns, it will keep readers riveted from the first page to the last.』
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Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Extraordinary!) 『Dorothea Brooke is young, beautiful and idealistic. She is also unfashionable, bookish and, much to her younger sister's annoyance, pious and opinionated. Miss Brooke is considered a great catch in the provincial town of Middlemarch. She and her younger sister Celia are orphans, under their uncle's care, and the oldest has a sensible dowry in her favor. She has her choice of suitors, including Sir James Chettam, whom everyone approves of. But it is Mr. Casaubon, a local cleric, who catches Dorothea's eye -- much to Celia's confusion. After all, Mr. Casaubon is old and hideous, not to mention boring! Alas, Miss Brooke, with her romantic impulses, marries her chosen one. She later realizes the error of her ways, of course, and when her husband dies, she later remarries. Another mistake. Mr. Lydgate, a jaded doctor, proves to be worse than the predecessor. And so, with a number of interesting (some even unlikable) characters, and subplots centered on relationships, politics, academia, religion and small town intrigue, Middlemarch is a beautiful and readable book, one of the finest in the English language.
George Eliot has once again wowed me. Daniel Deronda was a favorite of mine, but Middlemarch has replaced it in my estimations. There is so much to find here, so many potential book discussions, that I wouldn't be able to talk about it all in one single paragraph. One of those things is, of course, centered on the parallels between Dorothea Brooke and George Elliot herself. Many believe that this character is based on the author. I am sure that real-life experiences had inspired Eliot to write this book. Dorothea also reminds me a great deal of Gwendolen from Daniel Deronda. She, too, is somewhat impulsive and unthinking. Of course, Dorothea is not quite as spoiled or as irritating as Gwendolen. Still, the similarities are there. Anyway, small town intrigue plays a major role here as well, and we get to know the characters as though you were from Middlemarch and they were your neighbors. Another thing that stands out in this book is the psychological aspect of the relationships between the characters, not only with those who are married, but also with those who long for someone/something unobtainable and the heartaches that come with it. Eliot did some deep character study for this novel, and modern-day readers might relate to this book. First published in 1871, but set in 1829 and onward, Middlemarch is one of the biggest and most moving classics. This is the first time I read it, and it definitely won't be the last.』
(Engrossing Tale of Relationships) 『As young people grew up in England in the 1800s, there was much excitement and interest in their prospects for marriage. In this story, there are several young people on the brink of joining the married population of the town.
Dorothea, beautiful and religiously devout, with some money of her own and no parents, is considered quite a catch, and is pursued by the nearby baronet landowner. She feels her life's purpose, though, is to marry the much older religious scholar Casaubon, and dreams that she will help him with his work and gain a deeper understanding of the world.
Rosamond, a gorgeous girl accomplished in music and fine manners, has rejected all of the eligible young men in town. She would like a life more glamorous. When a new doctor comes to town, she makes her decision that this will be the husband for her.
Fred, a loafer and gambler, would like to settle down with his childhood friend, the dependable Mary. His prospects for independence seem to keep slipping away from him, though, along with the possibility of his winning Mary.
I enjoyed reading these varied accounts of love, desire, and marriage, and thought the treatment of the marriages was realistic and well written. Dorothea's marriage was especially painful, as was the continued miscommunication in Rosamond's marriage. Both women came to the difficult realization that what they had imagined and what marriage was actually like were two very different things.
I really liked the supplementary characters, too, especially Farebrother, who continues to be honest and true to himself even in the most difficult circumstances. Bulstrode is also a fascinating side character, with a compelling backstory and an interesting role to play in ruining lives in this story.
There were enough intertwined plotlines in this story to keep me fascinated with Middlemarch right up until the end.』
(too complex for me to understand...) 『I read this Bantam text from cover to cover in anguish.George Eliot 's language is very hard for a foreigner to read,she used too many clauses and rare usage of words. As a matter of fact,I don't find the book very engrossing or impressive,it was just a story of six young people who at last came to matrimony and some led a happy life(Fred and Mary),some led sort of a bad one(like Lydgate and Vincy).Rather,Eliot's witty comments at the beginning or ending of chapters interested me a lot.I don't understand why Dorothea cared so much about Christianity,and why Lydgate chose to put up with Rosamond for decades until he died,(he should pursue his dream in science.)If Rosamond was very selfish in character,it seemed to me,that at the end of the novel,Eliot delineated her as someone with goodness.She never spoke anything bad towards Dorothea since she went to live in London,and when Lydgate died,she married a wealthy old physician who was good to her kids.These are indeed virtues.So what on earth did the author think of Rosamond?Bad,not likely;good,she ruined Lydgate's career. 』
(Reviewing Twayne's Study, not the novel.) 『This was very disappointing -- the "analysis" of Middlemarch. The author simply took all his lectures to college students over the years about his interpretation of Middlemarch.
There are many, many better reviews of Middlemarch. Pass on this one.
Again, I'm not sure if folks realize they are reviewing Middlemarch or the Twayne Study, or if Amazon.com is putting the reviews in the wrong place.
As for the novel Middlemarch itself, yes, it's obviously a book that must be read by anyone serious about literature.
Father of the novel: Cervantes, Don Quixote Father of the English novel: Defoe "Father" of the first great modern novel: George Eliot』
(A great novel of its kind, but not for everyone) 『There are numerous reasons why you should not read George Eliot's epic novel of 19th century life in England, Middlemarch. First of all the book is quite long--700 plus pages depending on the edition. More significantly, the novel largely deals with the romantic, social, cultural and political life of a small English country town during the three years 1829 to 1832, with particular reference to the efforts to pass a Reform Bill. This subject is not likely to be everyone's cup of tea. Thirdly, the book is, to quote Virginia Woolf, "one of the few English novels written for grown up people." It is certainly erudite, but to a large degree it is esoteric as well. The grown up person should also be an English major concentrating on 18th and 19th century British and European literature, with a graduate degree in world history, a familiarity with Greek and Latin literary history, a firm grounding in British 19th century political history, be an expert Trivial Pursuit player and be on intimate terms with at least four George Eliot scholars! The book reads like a college student's term paper in English Lit 101 in which the student tries to impress the professor by using a big word where a small one will do nicely and by using every name and obscure reference the professor alluded to in the lecture in hopes of getting an A. Granted there are footnotes (some 300) in the back of the book to explain the more obscure references, but it is a pain to have to keep flipping back and forth to learn that Tully Veolan is a Perthshire estate in Sir Walter Scott's novel, Waverly, or that Grinling Gibbons was a 17th century sculptor and painter. Finally, given the large cast of characters and the fact that many of them are related to each other it is difficult to keep track of who is who and their relationship to each other. The book would have benefited from a listing of the characters (a practice with many such books of this scope, as for example the works of Dickens).
To be fair, the last half of the novel, when Eliot develops the human drama of the story and moves away from the social and political issues foci is gripping and compelling reading. Some people have criticized this part as being too negative, but it is when people are trying to deal with adversity, in real life and in fiction, that we most associate with them.
The plot centers around the comings and goings of various characters in the community of Middlemarch, but focuses on two main characters. Dorothea Brooke is a young (19), idealistic, religiously devote girl who chooses to marry the Rev. Edward Casaubon, a much older religious scholar of sorts inspired by the idea of developing mentally under the guidance of her wise husband. But Casaubon is a prig, set in his ways, and ultimately the marriage flounders as he is revealed as a venial and jealous man.
The second focus is on Dr. Tertius Lyngate, a young idealist surgeon who comes to Middlemarch and is installed, despite local opposition, as the head of a hospital by a wealthy banker with a dark past which comes back to haunt him. Dr. Lyngate marries Rosamond Vincy, the beautiful daughter of the mayor but that marriage also flounders because of her shallowness and material desires.
Sub plots abound: the affairs of Sir James Chettam, a wealthy neighbor of Dorothea who, after being disappointed in seeking her hand, marries her sister Celia; the political aspirations of Dorothea's uncle; the aspirations of Will Ladislaw, a seeming upstart with an attachment to Dorothea; the affairs of Fred Vincy, a likable but profligate young man who loves Mary Garth an unattractive but good hearted girl; the actions of Peter Featherstone, a rich old man whose money and estate many people aspire to, and ultimately the appearance of his mysterious son; the belated appearance of Mr. Raffles, an unscrupulous man with knowledge of the past that affects several of the characters.
Money and religion seem to be at the heart of most folks in Middlemarch and small town gossip abounds. If this sort of thing, wrapped in eloquent language, is enjoyable reading for you then Eliot's novel will give you hours of pleasure. But given the comments above, I really cannot give it more than three stars. 』 『George Eliot's mammoth masterpiece relates the quest for fulfillment, both marital and professional, of Dorothea Brooke and Dr. Lydgate. After Dorothea becomes a widow less than two years into her marriage, she seeks a purpose in life other than romance w』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (The Lives We Shatter) 『Most people have great difficulty grasping the themes, much less deciphering the symbolism and foreshadowing, embedded within great literature from "A Separate Peace" and "Catcher in the Rye" to "The Glass Menagerie." Each of these examples is an exemplary piece of art, but if for no other reason than the prolific nature of Tennessee Williams' calling compared to that of the other two authors, "Menagerie" deserves a special place on the mantle of top-notch reads -- not only literary but true brilliance with ink on mere pages of paper. Some assign responsibility for the family's well-being on Tom's shoulders when all he longs for is a life of his own and at last arranges to flee his hellish world, aptly, via the fire escape -- whether it ends up going as he expects or not -- thereby "devastating" the others. Nonsense! Williams' ultimate points were two. The first was that Thoreau was right (in Williams' own depressed worldview) when he wrote in "Walden": "The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation." The second, which was quite a paradox to Tom's generally perceived as selfish desertion of the family, was that we all make our own lives. Tom simply chose to make his. 』
(Amanda: "Rise and shine") 『Tom: "I'll rise but I won't shine".
An interesting play that fit the Zeitgeist and the spleen of the era and the playwright.』
(How Fragile We Are) 『"If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door." ~Paul Beatty
The Glass Menagerie is a classic play of physical and emotional entrapment. The three members of the Wingfield family are all trapped (the mother by her past and the memory of her husband who left her; the daughter by her overwhelming shyness and lack of confidence; and the son by the overwhelming responsibility of caring for his family in a mind-numbing warehouse job). I believe the play is still popular today because most of us can relate to at least one of their plights. You can't help but pity all the main characters. At times our own psyches are just as fragile as Laura Wingfield's glass menagerie.
Somehow, I missed out on this book and play in high school. I am glad I have read the play; now I just need to see it on the stage as it was meant to be seen.』
(The Glass Managerie -- It's Your Life) 『It's a heart-warming story about the stages in life where we are "initiated" into the greater reality of the world around us. Ignore the author's preface -- the main character of the play was escorted across the boundary of personal fantasy onto the larger realm of adult life -- by the only person qualified to take her there. Read the play --- review you own life for similar circumstances; you will likely find one --- you may fine more than a couple of them. Recommended for readers over 30.』
(The Glass Menagerie) 『The book was beyond my expectations. It was in perfect conditions and definetly I would recommend this seller and would buy from them again.』 『Dramatic script relating the interactions of Amanda, her son, and her daughter, Laura and the very important gentleman caller.』
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Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Rather dull history) 『This book is merely facts and snippets of interviews all lifted from previous books, articles and other's interviews. Some of the facts are questionable at best and many of the persons quoted are not even living anymore so there's no way of verifying these quotes. You won't learn anything you don't already know if you have any interest in this subject.』
(Gay Porn From the Inside) 『I had a special interest in Jeffrey Escoffier's book as I fairly much by chance started a gay bookstore in Dallas, Texas, in 1974 and rode the wave of the gay porn business for years. While my wave crashed in 2004, after reading Escoffier perhaps I got out at the right time considering the changed market from selling the product in person as opposed to the internet. All the characters that cross his pages are familiar from names on video boxes to friendships with such interesting persons as Richard Lawrence and Drew Onkon (Al Parker) - one story not in his book was told to me by Drew about selling the masters of his Surge Studio films to a certain "business man" in Las Vegas. If I were to point to any omission it would be from the view of the gay retailer such as myself. How my partner and I had to fly out of state for merchandise because of strict state laws, how we had to travel to San Francisco (a great sacrifice I know) to acquire Falcon 8mm films via Le Salon's then owner, and having to use a friend in the military in southern California to pick up videos from William Higgins. But his book does fill in a lot of blanks (such as who was known as the Black Budda) from my perspective.』
(Well Written History of Gay Porn) 『Gay Porn is an interesting counter-culture subject. I have read many books about the Gay Porn escapades. Basically the book by Wakefield Poole, bio on Casey Donovan and Al Parker; to the tragic story of Joey Stefano. This book is a perfect work to read. The author executes subjects in gay porn in perfect timing. From the 60s of Andy Warhol's movies, to Wakefield Poole's classic BOYS IN THE SAND, then on to the development of FALCON and other production companies, gay-for-pay, and directors who process their own style. What got me thinking is how the author explains the difference between GAY PORN SUPERSTAR and GAY PORN STAR. There are many many GAY PORN STARS right now with the increasing demand of porn and internet, BUT there isn't a SUPERSTAR. I would have liked the author to talk about KRISTEN BJORN. Even though he is quoted in the book in certain areas, BJORN has his own style of gay porn which is unique and, I feel, artistic. This is an easy read, not boring at all. Buy this book!』
(surprisingly good) 『There is a theory, mind you its just a theory, that a phenomenon lasts twice as long as when one first encounters it. Here, the author predicts the demise of gay pornography--at least as it is known. Born in the 1960-1970 period, gay porn has an interesting foundation. Performers really don't make that much from the films themselves but it enhances marketing of escort services by elaborating a fantasy, a remarkably affordable one. So while the author makes no predictions about gay prostitution, he makes many, many interesting observations about the appeal of gay porn, from its trumpeting of liberation to the response to AIDS to questions of race and, probably most importantly, the role of story. As such, this book is really about much more than what turns some men on (the few female viewers receive no attention). As a work on culture, its a shocker, finding the profound in what some may find banal.』
(Looking at Gay Porn and its History) 『Escoffier, Jeffrey. "Bigger than Life: The History of Gay Porn Cinema from Beefcake to Hardcore", Running Press, 2009.
Looking at Gay Porn and Its History
Amos Lassen
"Bigger than Life" is a book I have been waiting for but really never expected to see. Now that a real history of gay porn had been written, I feel like the wait is over. This is such a comprehensive and thorough look at the industry that you may never have to ask a question about it and I sincerely congratulate the author, Jeffrey Escoffier, on a wonderful job and an all too welcome addition to the canon of gay literature. Hardcore pornography is now a part of mainstream America and it came into our lives with the sexual revolution of the 1970s. When we were liberated from cultural inhibitions, explicit sexual expression came about--both straight and gay. In 1971, "Variety" published its first review of a porn movie and a gay one at that, the sexually explicit and erotic "Boys in the Sand" from director Wakefield Poole and crowds lined up to see it when it opened in mainstream movie theaters. Soon following was "Deep Throat" which everyone knows is a straight porn feature which opened to brilliant reviews and made a ton of money rivaling many mainstream Hollywood releases. It was a matter of time before people began to realize how much money could be made from porn and the industry took hold as a major force. Many of those involved in porn began as amateurs in an area of business that was brand new but that also brought in big bucks and continues to do so to this day. While the price of mainstream videos has fallen that of porn--especially gay porn has stated high at the $50 and better mark. However these early studios that produced gay porn had to develop a market when video came into vogue. After the Stonewall Riots of 1969 there was a small mail order industry and during the next 30 years supply and demand grew. Porn had a great deal to do with how masculinity was perceived of by gay men in particular and more and more gay men wanted to look like as well as be built like the porn stars they saw in the privacy of their homes. The same is true of the way they saw their sexuality. This book is not a survey of gay porn although it does indeed tell us about many of the movies. Rather it is a history, or better put, a social history of the gay porn industry and in it we also see a history of gay life and the way men have changed. We are reminded of the impact of AIDS and we see the creation and evolution of a movement within a movement. Escoffier has done his work well by using interviews and research to give us the most overall study to date. It is extremely readable--so much so that I did not stop until I closed the covers. They will not remain closed for long though. This is the book that you want to read and read and read. 』 『
Hardcore porn—both the straight and gay varieties—entered mainstream American culture in the 1970s as the sexual revolution swept away many of the cultural inhibitions and legal restraints on explicit sexual expression. The first porn movie ever to be reviewed byVariety, the entertainment industry’s leading trade journal, was Wakefield Poole’sBoys in the Sand(1971), a sexually-explicit gay movie shot on Fire Island with a budget of $4000. Moviegoers, celebrities and critics—both gay and straight—flocked to seeBoys in the Sandwhen it opened in mainstream movie theaters in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Within a year,Deep Throat, a heterosexual hardcore feature opened to rave reviews and a huge box office—exceeding that of many mainstream Hollywood features.
Almost all of those involved in making“commercial” gay pornographic movies began as amateurs in a field that had virtually never existed before, either as art or commerce. Many of their “underground” predecessors had repeatedly suffered arrest and other forms of legal harassment. There was no developed gay market and any films made commercially were shown in adult x-rated theaters. After the Stonewall riots and the emergence of the gay liberation movement in 1969, a number of entrepreneurs began to make gay adult movies for the new mail order market. The gay porn film industry grew dramatically during the next thirty yearsand transformed the way men—gay men in particular—conceived of masculinity and their sexuality.Bigger Than Lifetells that story.
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Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Hope there is more to come!) 『This is one romance which you can sit back, relax and enjoy. Sort of an old fashioned story line but nicely paced with a bunch of appealing characters. Reminds me of Z.A. Maxfield's St Nacho's but less angst ridden and therefore "easier" to read and enjoy. Both Tim and Bernie are a cute couple. A bit of revelation as the story unfolds as Tim's lost love is not as it seems. And you just have to be happy for Tim when he finds himself a hunk of a boy friend in a caring Bernie who has the means to help him and much more. The cast of characters in this nowhere diner is a neat bunch and there surely is potential for more stories.』
(Nowhere Diner: Finding Love by T.A. Chase) 『Tim is a country boy at heart. He is from a small town USA, farm county, but on the contrary of most young people like him, he loves to live there, he loves the warm atmosphere and that everyone knows everyone else and you care for your neighbor. Maybe most of this attitude is due to the fact that Tim grew up in an accepting family, orphan when he was few years old he was brought up by his aunt and her husband, a couple that had lost hope to have a son for their own. Being older than ordinary parents and old fashioned, they never spoke loudly of the nephew's sexual preferences, but they neither made him feel uncomfortable or unwelcomed. Problem is that the small town didn't do the same and Tim ended up in an abusive relationship with a same age man. Being alone and desperate for love, Tim mistook his relationship with Aaron for love and it took him 10 years to understand the truth. And it was never his own understanding, but he was forced to face the reality: Aaron got married with a woman and wanted for Tim to continue being his little dirty secret as always.
Despite loving his family and the place where he lives, Tim understands that it's time to leave. He takes the first bus out of town, without real destination. Three days later he is in a diner just out of Austin, waiting for the next bus to leave. The place is like a mirror of his own life, only at the contrary: the nephew of the owner of the diner, a young gay man, living in an accepting environment and with a boyfriend who is not ashamed to openly love him, wants something different for his life; he wants the glittering of the big city, and suddenly leaves the place and the job. Tim is just there to take his place and his life: he has now a job in a place where more or less, everyone else is gay or gay friendly; it's a bit an utopical place, above all in Texas, but it's a small place in the world. The secret is to not leave the border of the diner, and life can be good.
In few days Tim has a new life, a new job, a new place where to live and also a possible new boyfriend, Bernie. Bernie is a long haul truck driver, who periodically stops at the diner before going home in Austin. Even if he has the body of a trucker, big, strong and reserved, Bernie is odd around the edges; he is very gentle and very cultured, he lives in a good neighborhood, he has his own property and drives expensive cars... there is something strange in him, but it's not a "bad" strange, more another fairy tale piece to the dreamy atmosphere of the diner.
The story is sweet and simple, as I said almost fairy tale. Everything for Tim clicks in the right way if he lives inside the protective shield of the diner; and if he has to leave, it's enough for him to bring along someone like Bernie, that is part of that dream. The story is not a paranormal tale, but more a contemporary tale with a lot of optimism; the bad big world is out there, and it's not that is not acknowledge, the author only prefers to cover it up with a veil that soothe off the sharpness of it.
As always, both in contemporary stories than fantasy than paranormal, T.A. Chase adds the right dose of sex, good, healthy and with just enough details to satisfy.』 『(Gay / Erotic Romance / Contemporary / Series) Leaving Minnesota, Timothy Gapin doesn't have any plans except getting as far away from all the memories as he can before his money runs out. His secret lover has married, breaking his heart and making him chose a life in the open rather than a relationship built on lies. Little does Tim know that four days later he would grab dinner at a diner and find a place to stop. Somehow this diner in the middle of nowhere becomes his home and the people who work there his family. In addition to the workers at the diner, Tim meets Bernie Capley, a long-haul trucker who isn't all he seems to be. Falling in love with Bernie is easy for Tim, but the past has a way of barging into the present, forcing decisions that affect their future...』
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