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The Spell by Alan Hollinghurst

June 3, 2011
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The Spell by Alan Hollinghurst

Published by Penguin (May 1, 2000), The Spell by Alan Hollinghurst marked Mr. Hollinghurst as perhaps the eminent classical Gay stylist (writer) since E.M Forester.
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By Nightfall By Michael Cunningham

May 11, 2011
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By Nightfall By Michael Cunningham

She turns, surprised. It isn’t Rebecca. It’s Mizzy. It’s the Mistake. Right. The solid square plates of his pectorals, the V of his hips; here is the small dark bristle of pubic hair, the pink-brown jut of his dick.
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Satori By Don Winslow

May 2, 2011
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Satori By Don Winslow

Satori begins with Hel getting an assignment, mentioned in the synopsis above of killing a Soviet Commissioner in China. This Commissioner a one Yuri Voroshenin actually has some ties to Hel's decadent mother, first introduced to us in flashback in Shibumi. But before Hel gets to make this attempt and free himself...
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The Corrections By Jonathan Franzen

April 18, 2011
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The Corrections By Jonathan Franzen

Some of Franzen's off passages are wonderfully well envisioned like the description of Gary and Caroline's young son Jonah up above. Franzen surely has a depth that is mature in this book. Like John Irving, say, I'm not likely to look too far backwards to the two or so books before...
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The Cypress House By Michael Kortya

December 29, 2010
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The Cypress House By Michael Kortya

Michael Kortya's Cypress House is a very 'dry' accounting of some southern backwoods happenings.
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Imperial Bedrooms

November 14, 2010
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Imperial Bedrooms

Imperial Bedrooms, Brett Easton Ellis’ Sequel to Less Than Zero, begins rather surprisingly. With ‘Clay’ the main character of Less Than Zero recounting with us about the book that was written about him. He speaks of the ‘blond haired attractive friend’ who wrote the book. Clay recounts some of the actual events of his...
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Half Empty by David Rakoff

October 30, 2010
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Half Empty by David Rakoff

David Rakoff's Half Empty is being called 'Defensive Pessimism' a term coined by some on the Internet.
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Our Tragic Universe by Scarlett Thomas

October 14, 2010
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Our Tragic Universe by Scarlett Thomas

I woke up this morning, one hour early thinking that I've got some really hot things to say about Thomas' really rather dank and dismal Our Tragic Universe.
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Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds

September 30, 2010
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Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds

Where should I begin?  Alastair Reynolds is one of our favorite writers.  I think I’ve reviewed nearly every one of his Revelation Space Books, and honestly I was happy to do so.  It’s been awhile since his last book House Of Suns. With this book Terminal World, Reynolds has returned to a smaller venue,...
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The Portrait of a Lady [Kindle Edition]

September 23, 2010
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The Portrait of a Lady [Kindle Edition]

There is Casper Goodwood a wealthy and young American Mill Owner who follows Isabel to England to stake his claim, he is a haunting presence in the book, as his love for Mrs. Archer is unrequited and unremitted as well.
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