price：$22.20
TASCHEN America Llc
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Old Pictures) 『I thought this book would be more current, but I was disappointed to learn that the images included in this less than comprehensive collection of cock, are all from the 70s and 80s mostly. I think there was one decent looking guy in the whole book. Not that this book is marketed as a collection of attractive men, but it is an artistic disaster, because it is an expensive display of old porn, porn that is very dated, and distasteful. The approach the editor took when tackling this project seems incomplete. I would have enjoyed it more if there were also pictures of men from this century; maybe then, we could have seen some sort of logical progression from the early days of gay erotic photography.』
(Penis Book review) 『Another fantastic Taschen book! This is the best yet! LARGE and beautiful...a real conversation starter on my coffee table! Super affordable and extremely colorful!』
(Dumb old bag!) 『I thought you were a 75 year old woman, checking up on your son! And you know of Eminem? Yeah right. Something wrong with you "Lady" with the gay son. MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS; "75 year old lady" GET A LIFE!! Or are you some kind of Perv.?
QUOTE; " Wow!, July 12, 2008 By Jorja Fixx ""I'll give you something to c... (Earth) - See all my reviews
Oh dear. I am a 70 year old woman and I just happened across this big penis book in my son's room. My son is 45 years old and still single. I think he might be gay. That said, his big penis book is now in my room under my bed. So now my 45 year old single son is probably gay and angry. Well, he should get a job anyway or at least go find some real penis and stop reading about them in books like this. Good Lord this is a big penis book. And I love a big penis. And so does my son, apparently. I give this book ten thumbs up. I can't believe I never knew he was gay. He should get a job. Maybe as a dancer. Anyway, if you like a big penis, you will like this big penis book. Lord there are big penis's in this book. I mean big. Oh dear.』
(What Great Fun!) 『Gay or straight, everyone's interested in the extreme! The book is a lot of fun; perfect coffee table book for a party!』
(Lovely Penises) 『I bought this book for a female friend, and I loved it so much that I bought one for myself. At first, this book was a joke gift, until I opened it. It was truly artistic. Women know that size does not matter; however, a big penis is fascinating. The photographs were beautiful!!!』 『When it comes to pleasure, size doesn't matter; as we all know it s quality, not quantity, that counts. But let's admit it: a big penis is undeniably compelling. Big shoulders, big lapels, and big hair may come and go, but the big penis never goes out of fashion. With those possessing more than 8 inches (20 cm) making up less than 2% of the world's population, this rare accessory will always fascinate.
In The Big Penis Book we explore the centuries-old fascination with the large phallus, a fascination common to men and women alike. This hefty book is profusely illustrated with over 400 historic photos of spectacular male endowments, including rare photos of the legendary John Holmes. The majority of the photographs are from the 1970s, when the sexual revolution first freed photographers to depict the male entirely nude. Photographers include Bob Mizer of Athletic Model Guild, David Hurles of Old Reliable, Colt, Falcon, Sierra Domino, Third World, and Champion Studios, with each of these iconic photographers interviewed or profiled, along with information about each of their models. And if this isn t enough, the book closes with a special surprise comparable to the Guinness Book of Records Norma Stitz featured in The Big Book of Breasts! Can you guess what body part Dian is dissecting next?』
price：$5.12
Samhain Publishing
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Disappointing) 『The initial part of the book showed promise since it went beyond he inevitable romance, but the underlying plot that involved the two planets gradually lost steam, and the book degenerated into sex and dropped plot lines. I find the consistent preference in m/m romances for the strong brute and the delicate beauty who gets pounded into oblivion as the bottom screaming for more. Need I add that everyone is stunningly beautiful and hung like a bull? Or the characters who lust so that any kind of self control is impossible? Fantasy, I guess. Why must gay men be portrayed as uncontrolled sex addicts? I suppose it would be nice to be in a world where such was acceptable, or would it?』
(Sci-Regency) 『I found The Englor Affair to be an excellent read. It was fun and witty and dramatic with humor, the characters were totally believable even for an alternate universe. I read My Fair Captain the first of the series, and also enjoyed it immensely. I can't wait to find out who book 3 is going to be about. I keep visiting J.L.'s website, but I don't thinks she has made a final decision yet. I am also waiting for the next book in her With/Without series, I really like this author and I love her characters.』
(Princes in Love!!!) 『After having enjoyed the earlier title of "My Fair Captain", I thought this would be a good read. I don't know which of the books I prefer.
Prince Payton Townsend, a world-class, skilled hacker computer , accompanies his new brother-in-law, an admiral, to the admiral's home planet of Englore as an aide/spy. There he meets Simon, the heir-to-the-throne, they fall in love, without each knowing who the other really is, and begin a covert affair. An affair that is taboo on Englore and which is considered very inappropriate for a young lord of his age on his own home planet.
They are two, hot young men who have hot sex, eventually marry, have relationship challenging misunderstandings, reconcile, and become parents.
I'm waiting to see if the author can develop any good story lines for the two younger princes and/or for Prince Rexley and Trouble, the admiral's son--and the Prince's intended.』
(THE REGENCY SAGA CONTINUES) 『The Englor Affair (Sci-Regency) This is sequel to My Fair Captain.My Fair Captain The setting reflects English Regency lifestyles with a sci-fi twist. Prince Payton is the second oldest Townsend son and on a spy mission in Englor where he meets and secretly falls in love with the heir apparent Simon Hollister. Simon and Payton work together to discover the enemy to both their planets and it was only after Payton has been compromised by Simon that Payton's true identity is revealed. Being men of honor, they marry which sets into motion more intrigue and danger. This is a very enjoyable story. Unique entertaining storyline, some sex but not too much, happy ever after ending.』
(Much better than "My Fair Captain" but...) 『Having been disappointed in Langley's previous sci-fi "Regency", I was a little hesitant about giving her another chance. In spite of the fact that I loved the idea of blending these two disparate genres, I just didn't want to read yet another male/male romance in which one of the males was overly (and even stereotypically) feminized.
Thankfully, "The Englor Affair" was a lot better than I'd hoped, but still not as good as it could have been.
I actually liked Payton and Simon and found them to be somewhat better matched than the wretched Nate and Aidan (both of whom make cameo appearances and Aidan is still very much emasculated). Payton definitely had a lot more backbone, though he those annoying "girly" moments that made my back teeth ache. Still he was a huge improvement over Aidan. Payton didn't behave like some overprotected virgin and in one scene he actually bests Simon in a very HAWT fencing match. He was comfortable in his orientation and at first glance at Simon in the gym, made his desires quite clear.
The erotic scenes were nicely done and passionate and who doesn't like their Regencies with a hefty amount of derring-do? Also, the supporting characters were fleshed out and very enjoyable, especially Simon's friend and confidante Dru, the outspoken duchess.
Obviously there will be a third book, and hopefully Ms. Langley won't be too afraid to write a pair of male heroes who are more equally matched. I have somewhat made peace with the fact that for a Regency society, the characters still speak in a modern tone, but it's still a disappointment. It would also be interesting to learn just how Regelen society came to be and why their preference for one gender over another.』 『
In hiding who he was, Payton found himselfand the man he would grow to love. After his brother is kidnapped, Prince Payton Townsend masquerades as an Admirals assistant in order to track the culprits through the tangled mysteries of the planet Englor. He finds way more than he bargained for in the form of Marine Colonel Simon Hollister. Simon is no ordinary soldier. Hes heir to Englor and his life is mapped out for him: throne, bride, and eventually an heir. He never expected a dalliance with Payton to blossom into love, or that the organization that taught him to lead would threaten that loveand their lives. Danger and intrigue abound as they learn more about their shared enemy, and about each other. What they learn could help them rise above to an enduring loveor pull them Warning: Hot sweaty manlove of the interplanetary kind.
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Best of Sarah Waters) 『This has to be the best of Sarah Waters. I hated the fact the book had to end. I loved her end of the book to the beginning concept. It was easy to follow since it was so well written. Her characters were tragic in a sense they suffered through World War 11 in bomb torn England which was horrific in its own right but then to go through their hidden lesbian relationships brought such empathy towards these women. This is a beautifully written book and I highly recommend it.』
(WWII and Ordinary People) 『This book really puts the reader in the midst of London during the Blitz and later, all the way to 1947, but backwards. It is a story of the disruptions of life, loves and families in wartime, which we in the U.S. have not had much experience with. Fascinating, sad and hopeful.』
(Ponderous&Rather Boring - Her Other Books are So Much Better) 『I have enjoyed all of Sarah Waters books (especially Tipping the Velvet), but was surprised to find Night Watch to be, frankly, quite boring. Too much unnecessary detail. I kept thinking "Ok, get to the point" in several places. I though some of the characters were quite compelling, but the story wasn't well put together. Starting in 1944 for one third of the book, then reverting back to 1941 didn't seem to make sense to me. Sometimes that works, this time it really didn't. I'd like to pluck the main characters of this novel, sit them down, and have Sarah start fresh with a clean, crisp, well-put-together story. There's a good book hiding in here, but I was just barely able to suffer through the poor construction and overly laborius description of this one. I will, however, continue, to read Sarah's books unless this problem continues.』
(A decent slice of life) 『I'm a solid Sarah Waters fan and I love her extraordinary characterization and her ability to create a character of her settings. Night Watch, much like her newest novel, The Little Stranger, is a nearly plotless, slice-of-life type novel. I typically dislike these kinds of stories; I read to be entertained by slices of life that are more interesting than my own.
However, because of her incredibly well-researched settings, this slice of life tale is far more engaging than most. The stories of Kay, Helen, Julia, Viv, Reggie, Duncan and Frasier are told backwards and there are elements to their stories that remain hidden until the end, keeping you turning the page. The war-time setting, the constant bombing raids make it even more suspenseful, sexy and horrifying.
However, the ending is a bit of a so-what. While I appreciate the creativity of telling a story backwards, I think it becomes a gimmick that leaves you without resolution. Had it simply been told chronologically, a resolution wouldn't have been necessary.
I am glad to have experienced the life of these vivid, interesting, if mundane characters but I do hope that Sarah returns to writing novels more like Tipping the Velvet and Fingersmith.』
(A bit slow) 『This was an okay novel, but left me feeling like it was somewhat lacking. For a story about people living in war time, it seemed a bit dry and slow. Three of the five main characters garnered a majority of the focus, and all three of these characters were quite flawed, which certainly made them feel real, but I still had a hard time sympathizing with them.
Not Waters' best work, but perhaps a good place to start if you would rather save the best for last.』
price：$10.18
Michael O'Mara
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Written with John’s trademark style,I Am What I Amis filled with juicy titbits from behind the scenes ofDoctor WhoandTorchwood,alongside heartwarming family anecdotes and personal revelations, including John’s perspective on fame and how it has affected him. Intimately exploring aspects of John’s current life, this memoir gives fans the opportunity to get up close and personal with exclusive anecdotes from recent and ongoing projects, all told with John’s trademark charm and humor—an unmissabletreat for any fan.
price：$10.18
Alyson Books
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Celebrating twenty-five years of publishing,Men—America's largest-selling erotic magazine for gay men—commemorates its silver anniversary with a handsome, full-color showcase of the hottest, most stunning male nudes from more than two decades.
price：$5.11
University of California Press
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Too many errors, factual, historical, literary...) 『It's hard to take this work seriously when it's so full of errors. The author became a self-proclaimed Brazilianist overnight and it shows. A good ethnography requires more than what went into this work, although it's an interesting topic and a great job of anthropological showboating.』
(a gripping ethnography) 『Giving birth to a healthy human being and watching it grow into personhood is something most Americans take for granted. Many cultures the world over see the concepts of `personhood' and `human-ness' very differently than we view them here in the U.S. Americans would likely see granting responsibility to a neonate his/her own will to live or die as a form of abuse. This culture-bound perspective lies in stark contrast to societies that grant (often out of economic necessity) the newborn the agency to determine for his/herself the right to live or die.
The book Death Without Weeping by Nancy Scheper-Hughes and the article "When Does Life Begin?" by Lynn Morgan explore the ideas of `human-ness' and `personhood' from two different perspectives. The examination of both works leaves me to ponder the stark contrast between my own culture and that of the Alto de Cruziero, as described by Hughes, while begging the question of whether babies of the Alto are pre-social persons.
Lynn Morgan's article attempts to highlight the oftentimes subtle and arbitrary distinction between `human' and `person.' She argues that humans are biological beings while persons are humans that have been socialized into their culture. By Morgan's definition, a person has a socially recognized moral status and by virtue of certain rites of passage, assumes rights and responsibilities in society. Additionally she describes a pre-social person as a living being that must endure said rituals and steps to become a person. Unlike Morgan's cross-cultural survey, Hughes describes one society, the poverty-stricken region of the Alto do Cuiziero. The women of the Alto face an astonishingly high infant mortality rate. Perhaps that economic-based reality figures prominently in the notion that, unlike here in the U.S., the neonates are seen as pre-social persons with the right (and responsibility) to determine whether they will live or die. In the minds of Alto parents, the neonates are born into the world having already made the decision whether or not to live. Any weak or otherwise unhealthy baby is said to have, "Come into the world with an aversion to life" (Hughes: 368). The weak or ill babies are "too under demanding, too willing, and too likely to die" (Hughes: 386). Says one Alto mother; " I think that if they were always weak, they wouldn't be able to defend themselves in life. So it is really better to let the weak ones die." (Hughes: 369). Hughes suggests that babies are born knowing that their life will be difficult, even if they survive the first year or so when they are finally seen as humans. Says another mother of the Alto, " If she died, it was because she herself, on seeing what was ahead, what was in store for her, she decided to die." (Hughes: 370). Perhaps the babies are presumed to know that it will be easier on their families if they die early on. Since the parents face staggering poverty and blight, it is clear that certain economic factors control the allocation of love as a resource. A compelling reality exists for all mothers in the poor shantytown according to Nancy Hughes: "part of learning to mother on the Alto includes knowing when to let go of a child who shows that he wants to die." (Hughes: 364). Hughes clearly believes that the relationship between mother and child in the Alto is based largely on a culture of poverty. She addresses the concept of "Mother Love" as being learned behavior--and not biological instinct- that enables the women of the Alto to cope with the inevitable deaths of many of their young. It is difficult to definitively answer the question of whether babies are `person' or `human' because different cultures view and define various social statuses differently. Lynn Morgan states: "the infant must `prove' itself worthy of personhood; first by managing to survive, then by exhibiting the vigor and health of one destined to become a functioning member of the community. If it survives and thrives, it is ready to pass through the social birth canal, to be ceremoniously welcomed as a person into the community." Other than a physical evaluation upon their birth, the babies of the Alto do not have the luxury of proving their survivability to their parents. If seen as not healthy or strong enough, they do not receive the resources of care necessary to survive. Morgan also states: "Social birth gives the neonate a moral status and binds it securely to a social community." The so-called social birth of Alto babies occurs simultaneously with their biological birth. Unlike in the U.S., they are pre-social persons born with the knowledge and the agency to decide if they live or die.』
(This book in NOT a representation of life in Brazil!!!) 『As readers, people should always be careful about the way they write a review of a book such as this: it is not in any way shape or form a representation of "life in Brazil." It is a representation of what life in some, I repeat, some poorer areas of Brazil can be like... but even so, being originally from Brazil and having traveled in my country, I can give anyone a million examples of poor or people who live under the poverty line, who are loving, decent, clean, concerned with the well-being and protection of others first before their own. I despise it when people file anything under the "generalization" category about other countries, and Brazil seems to always get a bad wrap in this sense. Brazil is an amazing country, culturally rich and diverse, geographically gorgeous and varied, and when speaking of a country with 186+ million inhabitants, how can anyone generalize under any one specific term about this or that factor? Not all mothers -- by a very very long stretch -- in Brazil fit the mode portrayed in "Death without weeping," and hope to have made that absolutely clear here: misinformation of this kind is absurd, and using the subhead "The Violence in Everyday Brazil" even more irreponsible from such a noted author.』
(Classic Modern Ethnography) 『Scheper-Hughes not only crafts a thorough, complex ethnography, but she takes a risk by putting a piece of herself into it as well. Here is the introduction I wrote for a term paper about this book:
Anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes covers rough territory in Death Without Weeping, an ethnography about sugar cane workers in Northeastern Brazil. In chapters eight and nine she discusses the concepts of maternity and infanticide in a manner that dissolves their seemingly diametric natures and exposes an enigma of conflict and confluence inherent in their layered reality. But how can we contrast our established notions of maternity and infanticide with Scheper-Hughes' statements about them in a context that is emically true to the population her research is based on? Some things about maternity might seem clear: positive maternity encompasses nurturance and doting love, while negative maternity suggests neglect and even murder; yet Scheper-Hughes brings into question commonly held notions about the biological necessities and cultural expectations of maternity that reveal contradictions, blind alleys, and misleading parochial assumptions. This ethnography about the sugarcane workers of the Alto do Cruzeiro slum in the town of Bom Jesus, Brazil causes us to re-evaluate our understanding of maternity in the face of established cultural and biological contexts, and invites a more detailed, elemental, philosophical gaze. The observations made in Death Without Weeping force us to retreat in search of a neutral ground free from the biases we may hold about `American' or `Brazilian' maternity, and abandon our fear of naivety by asking, what in fact is maternity, and what do we know about it?
A gripping book, a masterful ethnography.』
(Routina) 『This book doesn't tell us anything we don't already know. Also it tries to interpret events. Anybody with internet access can read about favelas of Rio and the "parallel government" that rules the shanty-towns.
In fact, at least two groups in Rio give tours of these slums. And you will find things quite peaceful (the tour operators have not been injured in over 15 yrs of giving tours).
In a word: it's all about (drug) money.』
『When lives are dominated by hunger, what becomes of love? When assaulted by daily acts of violence and untimely death, what happens to trust? Set in the lands of Northeast Brazil, this is an account of the everyday experience of scarcity, sickness and death that centres on the lives of the women and children of a hillside "favela". Bringing her readers to the impoverished slopes above the modern plantation town of Bom Jesus de Mata, where she has worked on and off for 25 years, the author follows three generations of shantytown women as they struggle to survive through hard work, cunning and triage. It is a story of class relations told at the most basic level of bodies, emotions, desires and needs. Most disturbing - and controversial - is her finding that mother love, as conventionally understood, is something of a bourgeois myth, a luxury for those who can reasonably expect, as these women cannot, that their infants will live. The author also wrote "Saints, Scholars and Schizophrenics: Mental Illness in Rural Ireland".』
price：$29.96
Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Wonderful atmosphere, fascinating character, occasional eye-rolling) 『Virginia Woolf caught a break in the publishing world, which is comparable to a 365-bedroom estate. But like Orlando, Woolf needed more than that. As a member of the working class, I found myself thinking 'nice that you have so much time to pontificate on life'. Is Orlando one of the rich and bored? One who dishes out but can't take it?
Take Sasha for instance. He calls her faithless when he's bedded every wench in town and is engaged to marry someone else when he meets her. Hard to sympathize with the guy. It's only a tragedy when he's the one hurting. Throughout Orlando's lives, he/she strikes me as a spoiled rich kid who wants to be useful and good but can't help being a punk sometimes. Very true to real life.
Woolf takes the reader through history fantastically; every scent and sense is unique to the years. Her observation on clothes being related to the person within is great. And even though people put a homosexual spin on the subject, I felt it was more about what a person is capable of and why a 'man' or 'woman' label is slapped on certain traits and abilities. If a woman is mechanically inclined, does she have to give up being feminine? If a man has a fashion sense, must he forfeit his masculinity?
In the end, I found myself wondering how Orlando would have turned out if he/she weren't so rich. Maybe it's my working-class distaste for pampered complainers that made we want to smack Orlando. But as a non-traditional woman, I also heard my thoughts echoed in Orlando's, especially when she 'yielded to the spirit of the age' and got married. That entire description of the pressure to marry was brilliant because it comes from without and within.
All in all, there are perks and drawbacks to being male or female. But Orlando shows we're not the only one who finds our talents stretch beyond what is considered a man's job or a woman's. Did Orlando have to become a woman to know love? Did his maleness make him a better ambassador? Nowadays we say 'of course not'. But Orlando personifies those questions, makes the reader aware of the chains of tradition. And just like Orlando's ancestry, are they anchors or dead weight? Or both?』
(A man, a woman... or both (though not at the same time)? 4 1/2 stars) 『"He -- for there could be no doubt of his sex, though the fashion of the time did something to disguise it..."
Late-Elizabeth fashions were so flamboyant that you couldn't sometimes tell who was male and who was female. And that time frame sets the perfect tone for this witty and strange gender-bender. Orlando was sixteen at the time, and his boyish good looks made him quite popular at Queen Elizabeth's court. But his poetic sensibilities cannot handle heartbreak very well. A deceitful Russian princess has left quite an impression on him, and he broods over the fickleness and faithlessness in women. So time goes by, Elizabeth is followed by King James, and as generations pass Orlando becomes not only a nobleman of high rank, but he's also courtier, then an ambassador -- until he leaves it all behind when he becomes a woman. The new gender brings confusion. All of the things Orlando once took for granted -- his freedom, his power, his lands and rank -- are all jeopardized. But at the same time, she -- for now it is she -- discovers other pleasures and joys, and sometimes boredom, in the eighteenth century parties with celebrated noblemen and writers, and in Victorian times, when she experiences her first night with a man. After many centuries, it is in 1928, when this immortal being realizes that she is essentially the same person she has always been.
It is impossible to summarize this novel. Written in the form of a biography, Orlando covers quite a number of themes and discussions, and you'd have to read the book in order to appreciate it. You'll have to read it not only once, but several times. I think I will have to reread this in the near future in order to completely get it. This is a unique gender-bender, with feminist undertones, and a voice full of satire and magic realism for great measure. There are some wonderful passages here, full of humor. Take this one, for example:
"All of her estates are put in Chancery and her titles pronounced in abeyance while the suits were under litigation. Thus it was in a highly ambiguous condition, uncertain whether she was alive or dead, man or woman, Duke or nonentity, that she posted down to her country seat, where, pending the legal judgment, she had the Law's condition to reside in a state of incognito or incognita as the case might turn out to be."
The "incognito or incognita" is what made me laugh. Virginia Woolf was a great writer. I had once read To the Lighthouse and was indifferent about it. However, Orlando has compelled me to read other books by Woolf. Her wit, combined with the passage of time and historical references, made this an absolute delight to read. The one thing I do find confusing is the passage of time. For example, Orlando opens her window and stares out into the courtyard and beyond in the year 1712. After a series of descriptions and whatnot, the chapter ends with, "The Eighteenth century was over; the Nineteenth century had begun." And that is more or less how it occurs every time. In one sentence, it is still Victorian times, then it's Edwardian the next. Also, the whole gender change is too complicated to describe. As said earlier, you will have to read and reread the book in order to understand it. Some people don't get this book at all and hate it; others might enjoy Woolf's take on society norms and love it. I'm the latter. Orlando is a must-read if you're into some rather thought provoking and somewhat complicated literature.』
(The freedom to write what she liked) 『This book proves that Virginia Woolf could write what she damned well pleased - she had a family publishing house that published all her work (is that the same as self-published these days?) and a literary salon that the who's-who of literature at the time frequented. An enviable position to be in and not have to risk the inevitable rejection letter from a publisher who wanted more of the same that sold. At one point she even celebrates the unpublished or self-published writer by saying "while fame impedes and constricts, obscurity lets the mind take its way unimpeded."
That said, Orlando is, in my mind, Woolf herself, taking a bold romp through history, spanning the centuries from Elizabethan to Edwardian times, free of the limitations of thinking in a particular sex, yet being bound by the conventions of his/her times depending on when Orlando was either a man or a woman - all the while letting us experience life in those particular times through the lenses of Orlando's thougths and through his/her biographer's descriptions and ruminations. Woolf's descriptioons of changing landscapes (London going from a clump of derelict buildings and muddy streets in Elizabethan England to a modern metropolis during the Restoration), political systems, customs (wearing a ring and being married became prominent during Victorian times), food ( crumpets and muffins were invented in the 19th century), women's sizes ("slim was in" in Edwardian London),speech (evasive conversation was espoused in Victorian England) are told in rich flowing prose that does not stint in its use of dashes and semicolons.
Time transitions take place during sleep, while thinking or while on a long voyage at sea, where our hero(ine)remains unaged (albeit, at times sex changed) as the world changes around her.
The pompous biographer that Woolf chooses as her device for rendering the story is also a free spirit, free to comment, jump from place to place, ruminate and sidebar - all needed in order to deliver a story of this vast time sweep.
I wouldn't read this novel for entertainment, but rather as a study of what experimental fiction must have been in Woolf's day.
My one regret is that with all this going for her ( no rejection slips, write whatever she wanted) our dear Virginia had to load herself up with stones and drown herself in a river. Oh, if she would only know the travails of the writer, let alone the experimental one, of today! Should we strap boulders to our necks and jump off cliffs, or like Orlando, should we just flit back ( or forward) in time to when writers were treated with more respect and given such freedom to experiment?
[...]』
(A fun read) 『Orlando is adventure, comedy, gender study and literary commentary all rolled into one. The titular character lived through four centuries. During that time he served the Queen, fell in love with a Russian princess and lost her, entertained annoying guests, spent a century roaming in his estate, sailed out to exotic places where he became a she, and came back to find that her old love had grown fat.
A host of memorable characters populated the story, gifting it with eccentric moments: the pizza was toasted in the fireplace and the rug nearby was burned, the countess sneaked in the garden and "cackled and gaffled", and the sea captain was lured to chivalry by Orlando the lady's legs. The narrative is not as experimental as Woolf's earlier novels, but the prose is still intelligent and evocative. Woolf's laid-back style also makes the novel an easy, comforting read when you simply want some light entertainment.
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(A Dalliance Written on Light and Air) 『By far Virginia Woolf's most lighthearted and appealing book. But it is also by far her most profound meditation on reading and writing, identity and art, history and time.
Strictly speaking "Orlando" is a pseudo literary biography that mocks literary biography (and representation in general). In place of a person Woolf creates a fantastic hybrid and the metamorphoses that occurs simply underlines the unreality, the utterly fabricated nature, of her creation and of all writerly creations. But its also much more than that for Orlando allows Woolf the opportunity to comment on one of her own creations as she is creating it. The writer transforms the world with her words but she is also transformed by the words that she uses. In this way one can view reading and writing as ongoing metamorphoses.
No other book in existence so proudly announces what it is not: real. No other book calls attention to the fact that it is merely literature--a figment of a writers fancy-- in such a graceful way. And yet few books have the imaginative power to so transform the readers who encounter it as this one.』 『Orlando has always been an outsider...His longing for passion, adventure and fulfilment takes him out of his own time. Chasing a dream through the centuries, he bounds from Elizabethan England amd imperial Turkey to the modern world. Will he find happiness with the exotic Russian Princess Sasha? Or is the dashing explorer Shelmerdine the ideal man? And what form will Orlando take on the journey - a nobleman, traveller, writer? Man or...woman?』 『In 1928, way before everyone else was talking about gender-bending and way, way before the terrific movie with Tilda Swinton, Virginia Woolf wrote her comic masterpiece, a fantastic, fanciful love letter disguised as a biography, to Vita Sackville-West. Orlando enters the book as an Elizabethan nobleman and leaves the book three centuries and one change of gender later as a liberated woman of the 1920s. Along the way this most rambunctious of Woolf's characters engages in sword fights, trades barbs with 18th century wits, has a baby, and drives a car. This is a deliriously written, breathless-making book and a classic both of lesbian literature and the Western canon.』
price：$5.42
Cleis Press
Usually ships in 3 to 5 weeks Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Honest, Straightforward, Compassionate and Accurate) 『I cannot recommend this book enough for anyone who has a gender non-conforming child or who is trying to understand what it means to be transgender and what the implications are. Well written, easy to understand, compassionate and pulls no punches.』
(So Helpful) 『I was really confused when I found out my son wanted to be a girl, and I look all over for information, I found this book to be the most helpful, and I have reccommended it to his teachers, and everyone who wants to know more about transgender, it opened my eyes to many things that I may not have thought of.』
(Understanding and Dealing with Transgender) 『Brill, Stephanie and Pepper, Rachel. "The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals", Cleis Press, 2008.
Understanding and Dealing with Transgender
Amos Lassen
There is none a lot written for families about dealing with transgender children--adults have books written about them but as far as I know, Rachel Pepper has written the only book about transgender children and she has written a beauty. The general message to parents has been that they have nothing to apologize for and nothing to be embarrassed about. Many children have issues of gender identity at young ages and we know now that this is not a choice. The book explores the challenges that are faced by many everyday and the authors have done extensive research. We get a thoughtful manual for parents and caregivers written by experts on gender. It is detailed and confronts all of the questions and issues that might be faced. There are examples that are wonderful and the book is empowering. There is such a need for a book like this as we find ourselves in a world where gender lines become more blurred daily. We learn to love the child and we learn of the legal aspects to be dealt with. It is a great introduction to a subject that is extremely controversial. It is come time for us to think about gender than we ever have and realize that gender is part of our innate selves. The book is exactly what is needed and Brill and Pepper do a wonderful job. Even if you do not know someone who is transgender or who has a transgender child, you can still use the book to help you change the way you think. 』
(Great Resource for Parents and Teachers and Friends) 『"The Transgender Child" goes through the current psychological research surrounding raising transgender and gender variant children. Main message: love your child. It then goes through the legal precautions you may consider, as well as how to make sure your child's school is working hard in his/her best interest. It is clear and straightforward. I loved all of the quotes and messages from transgender children and their families. I think they could have used more research references. The section on the education system was helpful to me, although I think that more training is necessary in addition to this book.』
(Highly Recommended) 『I found this book an excellent introduction to a complicated subject. I think it is an excellent resource for parents of transgender children but also for professionals who may not be very familiar with the topic.』 『
This comprehensive first of its kind guidebook explores the unique challenges that thousands of families face every day raising their children in every city and state. Through extensive research and interviews, as well as years of experience working in the field, the authors cover gender variance from birth through college. What do you do when your toddler daughter’s first sentence is that she’s a boy? What will happen when your preschool son insists on wearing a dress to school? Is this ever just a phase? How can you explain this to your neighbors and family? How can parents advocate for their children in elementary schools? What are the current laws onthe rights of transgender children? What do doctors specializing in gender variant children recommend? What do the therapists say? What advice do other families who have trans kids have? What about hormone blockers and surgery? What issues should your college-bound trans child be thinking about whenselecting a school? How can I best raise my gender variant or transgender child with love and compassion, even when I barely understand the issues ahead of us? And what is gender, anyway? These questions and more are answered in this book offering a deeper understanding of gender variant and transgender children and teens.
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Random House Audio
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Different for Harris) 『This was a good story...far different from the usual down low drama that Mr. Harris masterfully creates. This time, it is a college student that is being manipulated by his mother.
RIP E Lynn Harris...I was so sad to hear he passed away. Another one gone too soon.』
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(He did it again) 『A real page turner! I read this book in one night. I could not put it down. You did it again E.Lynn Harris!』 『Harris serves up a treat that will capture and enchant audiences everywhere—a big, bold, and irresistible novel about football, family, and secrets.
Brady Bledsoe and his mother, Carmyn, have a strong relationship. A single mother, faithful churchgoer, and the owner of several successful Atlanta beauty salons, Carmyn has devoted herself to her son and his dream of becoming a professional football player. Brady has always followed her lead, including becoming a member of the church’s "Celibacy Circle." Now in his senior year at college, the smart, and very handsome, Brady is a lead contender for the Heisman Trophy and a spot in the NFL.
As sports agents hover around Brady, Barrett, a beautiful and charming cheerleader, sets her mind on tempting the celibate Brady and getting a piece of his multimillion-dollar future—but is that all she wants from him, and is she acting alone?
Carmyn is determined to protect her son. She’s also determined to protect the secret she’s kept from Brady his whole life. As things heat up on campus and Carmyn and Brady’s idyllic relationship starts to crumble, mother and son begin to wonder about the other—are you just too good to be true?
A sweeping novel about mothers and sons, football and beauty shops, secrets and lies, JUST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE has all the ingredients that have made E. Lynn Harris a bestselling author: family, friendship, faith, and love.』
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