The Pool Boy

Rating:
Summary: Have Speedo, Will Travel
Review: "The Pool Boy" is as advertised, a dramatization of a typical dirty-old-man's wetdream, having a 22 y/o "straight" ex-Navy boyish hunk in tiny Speedos around the house as eye candy. And, oh yes, he keeps the pool clean (Clearly not the reason for his hiring, since the D.O.M. employer seems to use the pool only a few times all summer.)

I found the novel actually a bit sad in places, as the employer (a financially-rich writer in his late 50's) clearly lusts over the boy, spying on him every chance he can, but is afraid of scaring him away by making a move. Robert (the employer) also suffers pangs of jealouy when Kent (the pool boy) goes out to drink with a friend closer to his age, and this turns to rage when he finds out that the two of them have had sex. Of course, they do eventually get together, though it's clear that the relationship has become more of a "mentor" relationship than the writer intended it to be. It's obviously not meant to be great literature, but the timing is good, the characters are amazingly complex for a novel of this calibre, and quality of the writing is beyond average. Recommended as escapist reading for those who may be interested in the story.

Rating:
Summary: Have Speedo, Will Travel
Review: "The Pool Boy" is as advertised, a dramatization of a typical dirty-old-man's wetdream, having a 22 y/o "straight" ex-Navy boyish hunk in tiny Speedos around the house as eye candy. And, oh yes, he keeps the pool clean (Clearly not the reason for his hiring, since the D.O.M. employer seems to use the pool only a few times all summer.)

I found the novel actually a bit sad in places, as the employer (a financially-rich writer in his late 50's) clearly lusts over the boy, spying on him every chance he can, but is afraid of scaring him away by making a move. Robert (the employer) also suffers pangs of jealouy when Kent (the pool boy) goes out to drink with a friend closer to his age, and this turns to rage when he finds out that the two of them have had sex. Of course, they do eventually get together, though it's clear that the relationship has become more of a "mentor" relationship than the writer intended it to be. It's obviously not meant to be great literature, but the timing is good, the characters are amazingly complex for a novel of this calibre, and quality of the writing is beyond average. Recommended as escapist reading for those who may be interested in the story.

Rating:
Summary: LBF BOOKS - Pittsburgh, PA
Review: Wow, what an adventure! Hot and steamy. Sexy and sweet. The best gay romance out there! A wild ride with the cutest guys! Loved it! A page turner!

Rating:
Summary: LBF BOOKS - Pittsburgh, PA
Review: Wow, what an adventure! Hot and steamy. Sexy and sweet. The best gay romance out there! A wild ride with the cutest guys! Loved it! A page turner!