Foolish Fire

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Summary: Brings me back to my high school struggles...
Review: Foolish fire is the story of the author, Guy Willard, and his struggles with growing up from Junior High through High School. He is just like any other boy, except he believes he might be Gay. This leads to a major mental, and emotional struggle for him.

I can't believe I read this entire book in one day. I was so wrapped up in Guy's emotions and struggles, I could not put the book down. I was completely able to relate to nearly everything he was experiencing. I fully felt as though I was reading about my own school years. From the point Guy hears his first `gay' word (which happens to be Fag) through what may be his `new experiences'.

His internal struggle of possibly acknowledging he may be gay, verses refusing to accept that it may be true, and his strong will to be heterosexual.

You will be very pleased with the writing contained in this book. The scenarios are very real, and, I believe most gay men will be able to relate to the struggles Guy experiences.

Rating:
Summary: Brings me back to my high school struggles...
Review: Foolish fire is the story of the author, Guy Willard, and his struggles with growing up from Junior High through High School. He is just like any other boy, except he believes he might be Gay. This leads to a major mental, and emotional struggle for him.

I can't believe I read this entire book in one day. I was so wrapped up in Guy's emotions and struggles, I could not put the book down. I was completely able to relate to nearly everything he was experiencing. I fully felt as though I was reading about my own school years. From the point Guy hears his first 'gay' word (which happens to be Fag) through what may be his 'new experiences'.

His internal struggle of possibly acknowledging he may be gay, verses refusing to accept that it may be true, and his strong will to be heterosexual.

You will be very pleased with the writing contained in this book. The scenarios are very real, and, I believe most gay men will be able to relate to the struggles Guy experiences.

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Summary: Reincarnation
Review: Guy Willard has captured the essence of being a young gay searching for legitimacy in his identity and person. "Guy", the hero, is charming, and is the quintessential teenager reaching self-awareness and more importantly, self-acceptance. The beauty of this book is that it is written as a retrospective; i.e., an adult remembering his personal history. I am eagerly looking forward to the 3 sequels to this book. READ THIS BOOK; IT WILL TOUCH YOUR HEART AND SOUL, as well as put a smile on your face.

Rating:
Summary: Reincarnation
Review: Guy Willard has captured the essence of being a young gay searching for legitimacy in his identity and person. "Guy", the hero, is charming, and is the quintessential teenager reaching self-awareness and more importantly, self-acceptance. The beauty of this book is that it is written as a retrospective; i.e., an adult remembering his personal history. I am eagerly looking forward to the 3 sequels to this book. READ THIS BOOK; IT WILL TOUCH YOUR HEART AND SOUL, as well as put a smile on your face.

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Summary: A Riveting First Person POV Novel
Review: It was with an unusual mixture of voyeurism on my part and incredibly lush first-person writing on the author's part that riveted me to Foolish Fire. From page one, I became absolutely fascinated watching Guy (the main character) develop as an adolescent, albeit with a terribly skewed view of himself. I couldn't pull myself out of this tale although, as the story progresses, he becomes a tragic gay anti-hero...something I don't normally like reading about.

The notion that being gay would eventually 'go away' causes Guy to become incredibly narcissistic and has him spinning highly erotic fantasies throughout the novel. This story isn't about him wallowing in feeling of guilt or remorse while this all plays out (religious guilt plays not one iota in this tale), but rather about him plunging into his own psycho-sexual development at the hormonal speed of a teenager, while actively squelching his true feelings.

Tom Boggs, the author of this story (Guy Willard is a pen name), proves what great writing is all about. He very accurately captures the first pangs of the denial about growing up gay, then embellishes them to create a wonderfully tragic character that I'll remember for a good long time.

BTW, the second book in this series is called 'The Mirrors of Narcissus', and is even better than this story!

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Summary: What happens next...
Review: It's a coming out book. Thats just it, a coming out book. I thought there was more but it kept me hanging... "So what happens next!" The build up of the story was great giving all sides of the main character and the other people influencing, but at times it becomes repetitive and it became anti climactic in the end. Good thing there is the sequel, I just hope it doesnt finishes on the same note as this one.

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Summary: Wow
Review: This has been one of the best books I have read that involves Gay characters. Guy Willard takes you back to when he first realizes he's gay, in his 7th grade PE class, and brings his trials and tribulations in realizing that he is a gay man. The book's so steamy and it keeps you reading on and on, and the ending is just so startling, that it makes you really sad that it's over. It's one of those books where you had wished you were the character in the book. I think this book was very nostalgic to me, because as I kept reading the book, I kept looking back on my own life. And there were so many similarities, and things that I wouldn't admit to myself that Guy willard was admitting in this book. And I'm Still 17, and Guy's character is 18 by the time the book finishes, and in a way, i saw my own future too. It's a really good book, and I recommend it for anyone gay or straight. But it's definitely a gay must-read.