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Unemployed radio producer researches his late father's beat-era San Francisco sojurn, and is surprised to learn that his homophobic pa had queer friends. Excellent plotting and characterization, and the period details both of the dot-com era and beat-aping writing of the main character's father are spot-on.
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This one was hard for me to get through. I LOVED The World of Normal Boys, so I picked this one up hoping it would be as good. I didn't feel as connected to the characters as I did with Normal Boys. Its a good read, if you have nothing else to read.
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This hit close to home on many social levels. I was engrossed with the protagonist's issues of infidelity and searching for acceptance from a recently deceased father that never really supported his life or who he loved. That alone was heart-breaking and as someone who never felt that alienation from family, I am always shocked and "pulled in" when I read this theme in literature or recognize it in art.
The early SF urban landscape of high rent, AIDS, dot.com nouveau-riche and connecting with fa ...more
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