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[251] A Single Man – Christopher Isherwood
“Think of two people, living together day after day, year after year, in this small space, standing elbow to elbow...
“Think of two people, living together day after day, year after year, in this small space, standing elbow to elbow...
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[250] Almost History – Christopher Bram
“It was a comedy, Meg told herself, a frivolous farce. Out in the streets [of Manila] was frivolous tragedy, glitz and...
“It was a comedy, Meg told herself, a frivolous farce. Out in the streets [of Manila] was frivolous tragedy, glitz and...
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[248] Giovanni’s Room – James Baldwin
“I was in terrible confusion. Sometimes I thought, but this is your life. Stop fighting it. Stop fighting. Or I thought,...
“I was in terrible confusion. Sometimes I thought, but this is your life. Stop fighting it. Stop fighting. Or I thought,...
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[247] The World of Normal Boys – K.M. Soehnlein
“But mostly he wants to get away from this room; more than that, he wants to slip into the swarming darkness at the back...
“But mostly he wants to get away from this room; more than that, he wants to slip into the swarming darkness at the back...
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Normal Boys?
“He shut his eyes so tight that neon bleeds into the blackness. He doesn’t understand how this works. Larry and...
“He shut his eyes so tight that neon bleeds into the blackness. He doesn’t understand how this works. Larry and...
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[244] The Year of Ice – Brian Malloy
But if Randy’s death taught me anything, it’s that life is short. I know it’s nuts, it’s impulsive, I...
But if Randy’s death taught me anything, it’s that life is short. I know it’s nuts, it’s impulsive, I...
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[241] Maurice – E.M. Forster
Read my first review from almost three years ago.Maurice looked at him with tenderness. He was studying him, as in the...
Read my first review from almost three years ago.Maurice looked at him with tenderness. He was studying him, as in the...
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[239] Surprising Myself – Christopher Bram
“It frightened me because Corey was a guy. I wanted to protect it because such a love was so ridiculous and fragile. Love...
“It frightened me because Corey was a guy. I wanted to protect it because such a love was so ridiculous and fragile. Love...
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It’s a Gay 24 Hour Read-a-Thon!
Are you planning on participating in the upcoming 24 Hour Read-a-thon (either as a reader or cheerleader)? Have you made any...
Are you planning on participating in the upcoming 24 Hour Read-a-thon (either as a reader or cheerleader)? Have you made any...
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[233] Crystal Boys – Hsien-yung Pai
“In this kingdom of ours there are no distinctions of social rank, eminence, age, or strength. What we share in common...
“In this kingdom of ours there are no distinctions of social rank, eminence, age, or strength. What we share in common...
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Modernism in the Eyes of Pai Hsien-yung
I started Crystal Boys (Sons of Sin 孽子 in original Chinese text) by Pai Hsien-yung, who is generally considered among the...
I started Crystal Boys (Sons of Sin 孽子 in original Chinese text) by Pai Hsien-yung, who is generally considered among the...
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[232] Gods and Monsters – Christopher Bram
He screws up everything Clay’s been taught to feel about the world, and yet Clay does not want to avoid him. It’s...
He screws up everything Clay’s been taught to feel about the world, and yet Clay does not want to avoid him. It’s...
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[223] Prime Time – Douglas Dean
“He had almost forgotten the intoxication of such moments, it had been so long since anything like this had happened to...
“He had almost forgotten the intoxication of such moments, it had been so long since anything like this had happened to...
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Rare Find: Douglas Dean
How adventurous and embracing are you toward unknown authors and their works? My attitude would be open-minded, as long as the...
How adventurous and embracing are you toward unknown authors and their works? My attitude would be open-minded, as long as the...
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[217] Beijing: A Novel – Philip Gambone
“Do you know how many times in my life I’ve done just that? Go with my heart? It’s getting to be a cliché...
“Do you know how many times in my life I’ve done just that? Go with my heart? It’s getting to be a cliché...
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[214] Strings Attached – Nick Nolan
He felt the familiar flames of self-hatred spark then leap skyward once again, fanned by the certainty that he will never be a...
He felt the familiar flames of self-hatred spark then leap skyward once again, fanned by the certainty that he will never be a...
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will you believe it is for me?
WhatIf the Lady Oracle were right,her soothsayings about you,dooms about me,would I be surprised if I rekindle same mishaps-...
WhatIf the Lady Oracle were right,her soothsayings about you,dooms about me,would I be surprised if I rekindle same mishaps-...
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