Better Angel: A Novel8 reviews Forman Brown Alyson Books, 2000 Unusual Coming Out Story + Delicious slice of gay history + A Top-Level Early Novel, Unfaded by Time + One the best "early" gay novels             Sea of Tranquillity: 213 reviews Paul Russell Dutton Adult, 1994 Paul Russell's most moving novel... + Awesom book + Out of this world + An ambitious and occasionally brilliant mess + SIMPLY A SAD STORY             Thursday's Child1 review R. Godden G K Hall & Co, 1985 Not Just For Children I have long been a fan of Rumor Godden, and consider her a very under appreciated writer.If you saw the movie Billie Elliott, this is much, so much more.Although her books have been out of print, it is worth the time and effort to also read "An Episode of Sparrows","A Candle For St. Jude","Black ...             Brideshead Revisited111 reviews Evelyn Waugh Back Bay Books, 1999 Passion Thwarted + The original version + Irresistable Tides of Change.... + Brideshead Revisited + Breath of Fresh Air             Night Kites14 reviews M. E. Kerr HarperTeen, 1987 Was a great high school read! + easy reading! + My Kite As I was posting reviews for a few of my favorite books, I remembered a book I had read long ago. When I was in high school I didn't read for pleasure...I only read when I had to. I did a book report on this book by M.E. Kerr. I was delighted to find that I enjoyed the book. In fact I read it in ...             Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You27 reviews Peter Cameron Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007 The Therapy of Pain + Growing Up Is Hard + A hilarious yet slightly watered down Catcher in the Rye Young James is as curious as the garbage cans he tries to sell as art: Does he have a purpose in this strange and foreign adult world, or is he a mere abstraction - something others revel at in oblivious ignorance or disdain with feigned understanding. And while James perceives with remarkable ...             Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence28 reviews Marion Dane Bauer HarperTrophy, 1995 Should be Required Reading in All Classrooms! + Am I Blue? + Am I Blue? + Courtesy of Teens Read Too + Overall a great book!             Maurice: A Novel44 reviews E. M. Forster W. W. Norton, 2005 Love is just Love + An Excellent Piece of Literature + "England has always been disinclined to accept human nature" + The Beginning for Me + Forster's Most Surprising Work             A Place I've Never Been (Contemporary American Fiction)2 reviews David Leavitt Penguin (Non-Classics), 1991 excellent + glowing spirits I am a highschool teacher of English in Budapest, Hungary. I found only one short story by David Leavitt in an anthology of which title is "Gravity". I found it so beautiful that I gave it to my students to read and I will also buy the whole book. "Gravity" is a masterpiece of short fiction that ...             The Lure: A Novel12 reviews Felice Picano Alyson Books, 2002 Gritty and Sexy + Compelling thriller set in New York's gay community + Perspective This gay CLASSIC is truly a fascinating and intriguing read. It is a fast paced, gritty mystery that captures the reader's imagination from the very beginning, and will keep the reader in suspense throughout the book. I totally enjoyed reading this book for the first time over 20 years ago, and ...             The Brothers Bishop57 reviews Bart Yates Kensington, 2005 God Damn You Bart Yates! + Couldn't Put it down + This is a real page turner! A hard slice of life! + Yates does it again + Absolutely stunning             Avoidance: A Novel16 reviews Michael Lowenthal Graywolf Press, 2002 Outside laws v. inner laws + So much to consider about choices.. + A Void of Morals Absolutely outstanding. This novel is a work of brilliance on so many levels: unique, effortless prose without pretension; three-dimensional characters who deftly creep inside your mind; a beautifully constructed, poignant tale that is tense, powerful and thought-provoking. The sort of novel that ...             A Son Called Gabriel24 reviews Damian McNicholl CDS Books, 2004 Life in all its complexity + Lived up to its description Fergal and Gabriel are neighbors and friends, both living in Knockburn, a small rural village in Northern Island. Fergal is one year older than his friend and when he goes to school Gabriel pleads with his mother to be allowed to go to. But as soon as Gabriel arrives at school he falls into the ...             Now & Then41 reviews William Corlett Alyson Books, 2000 Beautiful and compelling + Seduced and deserted + A great sad story + GREAT READ + Brilliantly written but just a little too neat             Wings in the Snow: A Novel6 reviews Jim Oliver Alyson Books, 1998 I WANT MORE! + The truth will set you free + Good... + An intriguing book that leaves you smiling for more.             Lord Dismiss Us (Phoenix fiction)2 reviews Michael Campbell Univ of Chicago Pr (T), 1984 Two boys at British public school fall in love + 1960s - Love and discovery in an English public school Michael Campbell's 1970's novel deals with the love affair between two boys at a British public school. This school is a hotbed of passion between the boys, and several relationships between other boys form side plots to the main story. Carleton is the older boy, who thought he was above all this ...             Letters to Montgomery Clift: A Novel (Working Classics)21 reviews Noel Alumit Alyson Books, 2003 Moving and touching, humorous exploration of young gay life + Haunting Letters to Montgomery Clift + Brutally honest and often heartbreaking + The Debut + A good debut!             Clay's Way: A Novel68 reviews Blair Mastbaum Alyson Books, 2004 A fantastic gay coming-of-age novel with fully realized characters + Am I Getting Too Old + Endocrinic Island Ecstacy "Clay's Way" is a riveting gay coming-of-age novel set in Hawaii. The story of Sam and Clay is an unusual one. Sam is an unhappy skateboard punk rocker who knows he is gay and is quite unhappy with his life. Clay is a surfer dude battling inner demons, unsure of his sexuality. The two form an ...             The Year of Ice: A Novel74 reviews Brian Malloy St. Martin's Griffin, 2003 A real-male character. + I love this book + One of the best novels I've read! And, I've read a LOT of them. + Wonderful first novel             The Persian Boy70 reviews Mary Renault Vintage, 1988 A huge hit + Best book I've read in years! + Spellbindingly Beautiful + Incredible