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Title: The Men from the Boys by William J. Mann ISBN: 0-452-27856-2 Publisher: Plume Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.15 (33 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This book gets popped to the top shelf
Comment: The only gay novel I have yet read that even compares to "Men From the Boys" is Forman Brown's "A Better Angel" (written & published originally in 1933). Nothing compares to Wm. Mann's searching novel. I have rarely read anything better, and I have never read anything sadder. Yes, the character is self-absorbed, but his own blindness makes him that much more interesting to watch as he develops in maturity and even wisdom.
In "Creed for the Third Millenium", when Colleen McCullough's character is told to 'write a book', I almost threw down the novel in disgust. Writing a book will NEVER save the world. When Wm. Mann's character struggles to write his book, it's his attempt to save his soul, the perfect forum for this kind of venture. The book is full of moments like this one, as each character in turn struggles to find his way through his life and its challenges.
Structurally, this novel was phenomenal. The way the back-and-forth of time and space spins around left me SPINNING. Masterfully done, a great story with lively characters, this is one book I'm glad I had passed on to me, and I recommend this to anyone interested in man's struggle to find his own soul.
Rating: 4
Summary: Give it a shot
Comment: This was one of the first books I read when I was searching for gay literature. What surprised me was how much I could identify with Jeff & Lloyd's relationship. Yes, ther are many cliches here, and at once it is easy to cast off this book as a nother example of gay stereotyping.
What I loved was that you get to hear the questions in Jeff's head about how he is living his life. What truly makes him happy, how he feels, and how he truly wants to be.
The story is moving, and for those gay men living in Boston or have lived there, the setting is going to seem aty once familiar and pleasant.
I applaud Mann for his book. I hope more people give it a chance and do not dismiss it is another stereotypical gay story when it is much more than that. It rings true!
Rating: 2
Summary: Abysmal
Comment: It's not profound enough to be a serious book, and it's not funny or sexy enough to be a fun book. Here are the specific problems:
1. The narrator/main character is detestable. He's a self-absorbed, insufferable bore who is never fun to be with.
2. The "wise" character's wisdome consists of tired, self-help slogans.
3. Hardly anything happens!
4. Instead of following the maxim of "Show, don't tell," the author tells, then shows, then explains what he's shown. 30% of this book could have been cut with no problem.
5. There's no sense of place or setting. A good novel leaves me with a lot of visual imagery. This book felt like disembodied voices speaking in a gray mist.
6. Except for the narrator, the other character are lifeless or cliched.
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Title: Where the Boys Are by William J. Mann ISBN: 0758203268 Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Last Summer by Michael Thomas Ford ISBN: 0758204051 Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Daytime Drama by Dave Benbow ISBN: 0758203861 Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Latter Days: A Novel by C. Jay Cox, T. Fabris ISBN: 1555838685 Publisher: Alyson Books Pub. Date: 15 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title:The Trip ASIN: B0000DD75N Publisher: Tla Entertainment Gr Pub. Date: 09 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $18.74 |
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