Tim and Pete: A Novel

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Summary: My Los Angeles Experience Was Not Like This
Review: ...which is too bad. This is truly one of my favorite novels, when it first appeared in the early 90s. I was sad that it was out of print, until recently. But now that I have a new copy, I will be able to share this story with friends again. I loved the pace at which Tim and Pete made their adventures though Orange County and LA; it reminded me of my own un-real road trips. And much like Brett Easton Ellis' Glamorama, it is hard to fathom a group of gay artists-slash-terrorists; yet, their existence in an anti-gay society is not completely impossible. This book challenged my very safe notion of what it means to be gay--and that is never a bad thing.

Rating:
Summary: My Los Angeles Experience Was Not Like This
Review: ...which is too bad. This is truly one of my favorite novels, when it first appeared in the early 90s. I was sad that it was out of print, until recently. But now that I have a new copy, I will be able to share this story with friends again. I loved the pace at which Tim and Pete made their adventures though Orange County and LA; it reminded me of my own un-real road trips. And much like Brett Easton Ellis' Glamorama, it is hard to fathom a group of gay artists-slash-terrorists; yet, their existence in an anti-gay society is not completely impossible. This book challenged my very safe notion of what it means to be gay--and that is never a bad thing.

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Summary: One of the best books I've read
Review: I first read this book when I was fifteen, and five years later, I still love to read it all over again. It has never lost its appeal to me. "Tim and Pete" has the best damn dialogue I've read in a long time - it's sarcastic and witty, and you'll feel like you're living the characters' lives in no time. This book is funny and subversive, and has more than enough black humor to make a conservative person have a heart attack. I recommend "Tim and Pete" to anyone who's ever felt out of place or rejected in this world, be it male or female, gay or straight.

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Summary: Doomed romantic novel
Review: In lesser hands this book might have been a real mess, even offensive. James Robert Baker manages to tell a smart and deeply affecting story of lost love and queer anger in the time of AIDS. His Los Angeles is strongly evoked, a decaying city that mirrors the dissolution of the characters, who are unforgettable.

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Summary: Powerful and funny account of gay life in pre-apocolyptic LA
Review: James Robert Baker unapologetically hilarious post-modern adventure novel goes right for the jugular and the funny bone and refuses to let go. Thelma and Louise on acid, Tim and Pete is a scathingly accurate portrait of everything insane: arch-conservatism, radical liberalism, gay life, straight life and everything LA. How it's title character's manage to find love amidst the ruins is astonishing and heart-wrenching. Above all, Tim and Pete is an empowering work for almost any reader, so long as you're not a Republican.

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Summary: Searing Expose
Review: This searing novel rips the lid off the world of rap and hip-hop. It goes behind the scenes to show you how much repressed homoeroticism there really is in this self-hating, gay-bashing genre. Tells it like it is. You want the truth? You can't HANDLE the truth! Oh, yeah, there's also lots of other stuff involving gay anarchists and on-the-road antics, but it's the rap revelations that resonate.

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Summary: Awesome Book!
Review: Tim and Pete is certainly the best gay-themed fictionI've ever read. The story concerns two ex-lovers andthe day/night they spend together on the streets of L.A..An apocalyptic AIDS-era adventure. This book is tops