The Easy Way Out

Rating:
Summary: Boring, boring, boring.
Review: The reviews for this book made me want to read it, so I did. It was very hard to finish because it is so boring. The only reason I finished it was because I was hoping SOMETHING would happen by the end. But nothing worth mentioning did.

Rating:
Summary: A good follow up to "Object of my Affection"
Review: When I began this book, I didn't know if it was for me. As a straight female, I thought....oh..I'm not sure about this one! But let me tell you, I LOVED this book. I'm an avid reader and this is the first book in a long time that made me want to contact the author (I wish authors listed their email adresses....hint.hint.) It was just a delight. I found the charactars very real, vulnerable, flawed and funny. Over and over I laughed out loud. THAT is a compliment. As a smoker, I have to love a book that warmly portrays a smoking fiend. How refreshing! I would recommend this to anyone that is in the mood for a book about love, life and the hilarity of everyday existance.

Rating:
Summary: A Surprising, Delightful Read
Review: When I began this book, I didn't know if it was for me. As a straight female, I thought....oh..I'm not sure about this one! But let me tell you, I LOVED this book. I'm an avid reader and this is the first book in a long time that made me want to contact the author (I wish authors listed their email adresses....hint.hint.) It was just a delight. I found the charactars very real, vulnerable, flawed and funny. Over and over I laughed out loud. THAT is a compliment. As a smoker, I have to love a book that warmly portrays a smoking fiend. How refreshing! I would recommend this to anyone that is in the mood for a book about love, life and the hilarity of everyday existance.

Rating:
Summary: McCauley's Best
Review: While this book may not have the romantic appeal of the accessible "Object Of My Affection," it does show a more astute psychological intuition and more sophisticated humor. McCauley continues with his theme of examining the ways in which our lives are shaped and contorted by our ambivalent desires. He develops his unique use of dialogue to telegraph traits the characters themselves are unaware of and create recognizable personalities. His humor is character- and situation- based, undergirded by the bittersweet, even melancholy mood felt in all his books. It is an unusually nuanced and insightful exploration of family dynamics and the complexities of adult romantic relationships. I believe it is one of the strongest examples of contemporary fiction and perhaps the best example of the growing "gay literature."

Rating:
Summary: McCauley's Best
Review: While this book may not have the romantic appeal of the accessible "Object Of My Affection," it does show a more astute psychological intuition and more sophisticated humor. McCauley continues with his theme of examining the ways in which our lives are shaped and contorted by our ambivalent desires. He develops his unique use of dialogue to telegraph traits the characters themselves are unaware of and create recognizable personalities. His humor is character- and situation- based, undergirded by the bittersweet, even melancholy mood felt in all his books. It is an unusually nuanced and insightful exploration of family dynamics and the complexities of adult romantic relationships. I believe it is one of the strongest examples of contemporary fiction and perhaps the best example of the growing "gay literature."

Rating:
Summary: McCauley's Best
Review: While this book may not have the romantic appeal of the accessible "Object Of My Affection," it does show a more astute psychological intuition and more sophisticated humor. McCauley continues with his theme of examining the ways in which our lives are shaped and contorted by our ambivalent desires. He develops his unique use of dialogue to telegraph traits the characters themselves are unaware of and create recognizable personalities. His humor is character- and situation- based, undergirded by the bittersweet, even melancholy mood felt in all his books. It is an unusually nuanced and insightful exploration of family dynamics and the complexities of adult romantic relationships. I believe it is one of the strongest examples of contemporary fiction and perhaps the best example of the growing "gay literature."