mixxie67's review against another edition
2.0
once again, read this back in the late 80's in my early bookstore days.this one got a bit too-too for me. kind of an adult, gay male version of some of the more twee aspects of Francesca Lia Block's works.
Whereas Buddies could be read and enjoyed by most open-minded audiences, gay or straight, this one was a bit too insular in tone.
Whereas Buddies could be read and enjoyed by most open-minded audiences, gay or straight, this one was a bit too insular in tone.
eriknoteric's review
5.0
A clear example that Ethan Mordden's ability to communicate the emotional experience of being gay in the 20th Century, "Everybody Loves You," the third book in his "Buddies" series left me crying in full tears no less than a half dozen times.
Again recollecting the stories of Bud's gay family in New York, this book delves deeper into the soul of being gay, confronting the fears of aging, of falling out of love, and of growing up in a world where being gay was still not defined. Confronting the problems of the"breeders" and the needs in the gay community for fathers, friends, buddies, and lovers, Mordden tackles head on the soul-wrenching realities of being gay that so many of us bury deep beneath our sex lives and camp.
To get the full connection with this book you must read it third, just as it was written, but when and if you do, the movement you feel will truly leave you changed.
Again recollecting the stories of Bud's gay family in New York, this book delves deeper into the soul of being gay, confronting the fears of aging, of falling out of love, and of growing up in a world where being gay was still not defined. Confronting the problems of the"breeders" and the needs in the gay community for fathers, friends, buddies, and lovers, Mordden tackles head on the soul-wrenching realities of being gay that so many of us bury deep beneath our sex lives and camp.
To get the full connection with this book you must read it third, just as it was written, but when and if you do, the movement you feel will truly leave you changed.
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