maya56's review
4.0
Another reviewer (thank you Alan Chin) used the perfect descriptor for this collection of shorts...unsettling. These stories are dark and gritty and yet, I'm glad I read them. Sometimes 'unsettling' = 'satisfying'.
tommythe13th's review
4.0
This was an eclectic collection of darkly themed gay short stories. Yes, there's some erotica, but often the sex is either discomforting and unsatisfying to the reader or the character. The hottest sex scenes are in the most dangerous situations, which really adds fuel to the fire (literally in one story.)
The tales of growing up gay in a small town rang true in weird ways. Sean really captured a lot of the essence of the time period in stories like "So Long Anita Bryant and Thanks for Everything." Stories like "Exile" and "Rumford's Fluid" deftly wove in fantasy or science fiction elements with a very harsh reality intruding appropriately. I really appreciated the variety of characters like hackers, rock stars, and mad scientists even though there wasn't much ethnic diversity.
The tales of growing up gay in a small town rang true in weird ways. Sean really captured a lot of the essence of the time period in stories like "So Long Anita Bryant and Thanks for Everything." Stories like "Exile" and "Rumford's Fluid" deftly wove in fantasy or science fiction elements with a very harsh reality intruding appropriately. I really appreciated the variety of characters like hackers, rock stars, and mad scientists even though there wasn't much ethnic diversity.
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