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Title: The Little Book of Neuroses: Ongoing Trials From My Queer Life by Michael Thomas Ford ISBN: 1-55583-643-7 Publisher: Alyson Pubns Pub. Date: November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Diary of a Gay Man
Comment: This was one book I was unable to put down. Michael Thomas Ford's THE LITTLE BOOK OF NEUROSES: ONGOING TRIALS FROM MY QUEER LIFE was a good read overall. Although I didn't like the quizzes, even though they were meant to poke fun and not be taken seriously. I thought he hit the nail with the hammer on so many issues, so many things that are relevent to everyday life. I found his thoughts on queer life interesting, and the misconceptions that come with it. For the first few short stories he discusses his neurotic behavior and how he believes its the way to be, which was quite humorous. His humor is a bit off center which is a good thing. He is quite humorous, and the short stories were nice to read. An easy book to read, and well worth the effort.
Rating: 4
Summary: Fabulously skewed
Comment: Michael Thomas Ford's latest collection of quirky essays has a wide range of topics (my favorites are the ones on gay monogamy and queer bookstores and being neurotic). I was surprised by the more serious ones, but I do feel they are a great progression for his voice. What I didn't like were the plethora of cutesy quizzes. After the third one, I felt they lost the attraction Ford probably meant, and they became tedious. Overall though, the collection is still vivacious and brilliant, but it does seem to lack a bit of that spunky skewering that he's most known for.
Rating: 3
Summary: More of the same, but more personal
Comment: On this new installment Mr. Ford serves us more of his now well-honed recipe to describe his gay life trials, but with less pages than the previous opus. Some are quite amusing such as his self-tests on how to decide whether one should become a drag queen or a leatherman (in a way both are drag I suppose). It is perfect reading for a beach stay, or waiting at your dentist office and having people look weirdly at you while you hold the book in front. But it still feels the same as the previous ones: well written, slightly biting, but not that novel anymore. Though this time there is a slight change: Mr. Ford has moved to LA and he seems to comply more with your average gay-cliches: he works out now and wears sunglasses. Perhaps his early steps in his middle age crisis? In other words, under his cleansing tone we seem to detect a more personal, and perhaps insecure, persona. I hope that this bodes well for his next installment since I think that Mr. Ford is uniquely qualified to describe the aging process of gay men by lightening it up with his irony.
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Title: It's Not Mean If It's True by Michael Thomas Ford ISBN: 1555835996 Publisher: Alyson Pubns Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: That's Mr. Faggot to You : Further Trials from My Queer Life by Michael Thomas Ford ISBN: 1555834965 Publisher: Alyson Pubns Pub. Date: 15 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Alec Baldwin Doesn't Love Me and Other Trials of My Queer Life by Michael Thomas Ford ISBN: 1555834310 Publisher: Alyson Pubns Pub. Date: January, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Last Summer by Michael Thomas Ford ISBN: 0758204051 Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: My Big Fat Queer Life : The Best of Michael Thomas Ford by Michael Thomas Ford ISBN: 1555835740 Publisher: Alyson Pubns Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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