lucyhargrave's review
4.0
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From the first sentence of this book I was hooked. James's feelings of loneliness, uncertainy and general what the hell am I suppose to do now are something I can completely relate too; and I'd like to think I'm not the only one out there who does? Having just finished a degree in History of Art he's working away as a gallery assistant, not actually a dream graduate job something he is only too well aware off. I suppose it was his vulnerability that spoke to me. For me it made his character extremely real, and like most of us his vulnerability, and perhaps feelings of inadvacy extended into the more personal aspects of his life.
He's awkward and unsure of himself around men he's attracted too, family members, friends etc. Now before you go getting the wrong idea James doesn't moan about his situation but instead expresses himself through the beautiful medium of sarcasm, maybe even borderline rudeness as James himself worries at one point in Art Criticism. As the blurb would imply the person who irritates James the most is Turkish. A demanding photographer who in front of James intiately comes across as vapid, vain and over-rated. Certainly on the part of James this wasn't love at first sight...
From the first sentence of this book I was hooked. James's feelings of loneliness, uncertainy and general what the hell am I suppose to do now are something I can completely relate too; and I'd like to think I'm not the only one out there who does? Having just finished a degree in History of Art he's working away as a gallery assistant, not actually a dream graduate job something he is only too well aware off. I suppose it was his vulnerability that spoke to me. For me it made his character extremely real, and like most of us his vulnerability, and perhaps feelings of inadvacy extended into the more personal aspects of his life.
He's awkward and unsure of himself around men he's attracted too, family members, friends etc. Now before you go getting the wrong idea James doesn't moan about his situation but instead expresses himself through the beautiful medium of sarcasm, maybe even borderline rudeness as James himself worries at one point in Art Criticism. As the blurb would imply the person who irritates James the most is Turkish. A demanding photographer who in front of James intiately comes across as vapid, vain and over-rated. Certainly on the part of James this wasn't love at first sight...
msmiz95's review
4.0
3.7 - At the end of this all, I absolutely loved it. The title is horrible, yet I understand it. James, you just want to hate him, but you know his snarky hate is just a protection mechanism and he really is a sweet socially inept geek that is just to smart. Turkish/Yusef is a shinning star, smarter than you think he is and just a delight. Would like him to be my friend. This story is uncomplicated and tells a plain old love story of James and Turkish. There are bumps and thank GOD Turkish is patient......so that we can all smile at the end of this story.
I so wanted to read about the family visit! Damn I wish we got to see that!
I so wanted to read about the family visit! Damn I wish we got to see that!
adelikal's review
3.0
Solid 3 still. I liked it when it was free — good quality for free fic — and reread it a lot, so 7 bucks is a pretty good trade-off for all the other times I'd read it. Gotta say though that if I hadn't read it for free, I dunno if I'd be happy with the price tag.
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