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Troublemaker (Stonewall Inn Editions)

Troublemaker (Stonewall Inn Editions)

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Fierce, Provocative, and Darkly Funny!
Review: Once you get use to this story's nonlinear structure this first novel by Brian Pera flows right along, and is really quite original. What a screwed-up life Earl's lives, the retarded gay hustler in his early 20's who chases after this guy named "Red", another hustler who has AIDS. Earl doesn't know it's love he is feeling for Red, and is so naïve, he doesn't even know how to please the john's that he entertains at Madam's. What an engrossing story, its so sad, dark, and touching. You want to reach out and help Earl get past the drugs, johns, and awful life he's living. WHAT a book to become absorbed in. The author really makes you feel for Earl. The books seems too short and makes you wish it was longer. It's hard to stop reading and put this book down; forget the chores and errands. This is a story that will be on your mind long after reading it. My highest recommendation, really enjoyable.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Fierce, Provocative, and Darkly Funny!
Review: Once you get use to this story's nonlinear structure this first novel by Brian Pera flows right along, and is really quite original. What a screwed-up life Earl's lives, the retarded gay hustler in his early 20's who chases after this guy named "Red", another hustler who has AIDS. Earl doesn't know it's love he is feeling for Red, and is so naïve, he doesn't even know how to please the john's that he entertains at Madam's. What an engrossing story, its so sad, dark, and touching. You want to reach out and help Earl get past the drugs, johns, and awful life he's living. WHAT a book to become absorbed in. The author really makes you feel for Earl. The books seems too short and makes you wish it was longer. It's hard to stop reading and put this book down; forget the chores and errands. This is a story that will be on your mind long after reading it. My highest recommendation, really enjoyable.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Virtual "Literary Journey" Ride
Review: This book was selected by my book club as our monthly selection; otherwise, I might never have read this awesome book because it is misleadingly catalogued as "gay youth fiction." The fact that Earl, the protagonist of the story, is gay, has little relevancy to the underlying and deeper story of this book. The structure takes the reader on a virtual reality ride right along with Earl-jumping from one place to another-sometimes dazed and confused, allowing the reader to truly experience Earl's sense of confusion as he takes that universal journey searching for acceptance, love and a sense of stability. The author is able to incredibly utilize this structure without losing the reader's interest. The obstacles Earl faces along his journey -homelessness, drug addiction, and lack of emotional and family support- are met with his inate and unconscious sense of self worth and his strong desire for love and belonging. This is one of the most moving books I've read - it sent a chilling wake-up call as to my own participation in the judgmental and sterotyping society of today.


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