Another five star review for the Green Eyes:
What a delightful and tongue-in-cheek romp through the drama, the pitfalls and the high camp of gay love obsession!
In general, I'm not a fan of "erotic" books, but a friend recommended
this to me, and I must say that in spite of my reluctance, I was hooked
on the story from the first pages in, because the writing and plotting
is so outrageously witty, literate and engaging. John, the narrator, is a
hunk of attractive, dysfunctional gay
man, who is still partner-less and feeling washed out at approaching
that deadly age of 29. He meets Alex in the sand dunes of the "gay
beach" in his Georgia town, and the rest is a wild, and wonderfully
sardonic, ride through wild parties, back rooms, emergency rooms,
attempted murder, Georgia sodomy laws, and yes love, in a whole host of
hilarious and totally dysfunctional mini plots. With chapter headings
like "Richard Wagner and Ludwig the Second; Bavarian Leather Shorts;
Playing with my Caravaggio; In Flagrante Masterclass; Six Minutes to
Eighth Heaven; and Look Muffy, He Brought His Instruments" - well you
get the idea. There's plenty of sex, but even that's written in the
same, most entertaining, tongue-in-cheek manner. The writing style is
really original and the plotting, well, it's just totally crazy - but it
works great! I was well entertained - Green Eyes is delightfully
offbeat, and highly original.
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