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Summary: I liked it more than I thought I would
Review: A lot of genre fiction is usually trite or predictable, but I really enjoyed the story of a closeted gay father and her conservative daughter who runs for office. The stories of the father's gay lover, the young lesbian couple, and the closeted gay cop are also equally intriguing. And sadly, it shows that even though a lot has changed for the LGBT community, a person like Jeanne Colter (an obvious riff on Anita Bryant) could still cause havoc for the gay community even if they reside in a large city like NY. I have not read any of Warren's other books, but now I will.
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Summary: Holds True To Today's Views
Review: I found this book to be very true of the political and social pressures that all gays face. The father in this book must make the choice to come out as gay or support his daughter's quest to erase the infedels(homosexuals) from the world. Her fanatical obsession cleary reflects the fervor from which many politicians of today react. This book could hold true to any person's heart about misuderstanding a group of people. A real eye opening book, though it is a work of fiction.
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Summary: I liked this better than The Front Runner
Review: Ok, I know I'll catch a lot of flack for this, but I liked it better than The Front Runner. I found the characters in this book to be less stereotypical and saccharin, and much more believable. The side stories to me were just as intriguing as the main plot, especially the very tender and well written S&M romance between two characters, one of whom is a closeted cop. An unusual theme, and a surprisingly insightful and sympathetic one. This is one of the few books that I have every had to lay down for a moment to cry before I could finish reading it.
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Summary: Laugh out loud....
Review: Take a closeted gay man, his republican beauty queen daughter, and have him finance her bid for state office in New York, and you have a brilliant novel! Patricia Nell Warren hooked me with The Front Runner series of books. And when I read this book, there were many times I found myself smiling and laughing. Set in the 70s, the book does read like a comical version of Anita Bryant's (I hope I have that name right) campaign to extinguish gay rights bills. But this book, takes that true life event, and plugs the readers in deeper to the state of minds of its principal characters. It is touching, humorous, and passionate. It delves into the life of a gay man, his deep love for his daughter, and how two lives that should be so close are often so distant.
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