Songs for the New Depression

from LSUTiger

This is another novel that has filled me with mixed reactions. I found I really enjoyed the romance angle of the story, and yet at the same time, I found myself wondering why the men involved would fall in love with the main character, Gabriel Travers. And why would his best girlfriend hang out w...

from ChrisWeir

I'm another that got this as an early review copy. I knew it was gay related and am a gay man myself and requested as I liked Better Midler. A couple of previous reviewers have commented on the descriptions of sex in this book. It was only after reading their comments that those scenes even came ...

from anyanwubutler

Three short stories/ novellas about Gabe's life told in different times and places. The first is set in 1995, when he's gone to Paris on his viatical insurance buyout with his wonderful boyfriend Jon. In 1986 Gabe is working for Amblin Entertainment, searching for the man he loved in high school,...

from whitewavedarling

Not particularly even, and somewhat overwritten, this is still an interesting read despite the ways in which it attempts to get in its own way. The structure is cumbersome and actually works against any element of suspense or inertia the narrative might have had otherwise, but the character's voi...

from miss_vibey

I did not enjoy this book at all. I approached it carefully, knowing there would be sex scenes but, as another reviewer said, they made me uncomfortable. I spent most of the book skimming past the scenes. I wish could say I enjoyed it, but I unfortunately did not.