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Man*hattan: a fairy tale
by
Philip Higgins (Goodreads Author)
Meet Michael Dearborn. Telephone therapist by day, complete and utter mess by night.
It's just another New York story of boy meets boy, boy breaks up with boy, boy gets depressed, works in the basement of a funeral home, drinks too much, wakes up in a strange bed, dates a crazy person, and still makes it to brunch in time to tell the tale.
It's just another New York story of boy meets boy, boy breaks up with boy, boy gets depressed, works in the basement of a funeral home, drinks too much, wakes up in a strange bed, dates a crazy person, and still makes it to brunch in time to tell the tale.
Kindle Edition, 241 pages
Published
July 8th 2012
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Man*hattan: a fairy tale by Philip Higgins is not your typical m/m romance. Though the story abounds with the Manhattanite stock bitchy gay characters, they are not there just to fill out the life of Michael, the nervous, emotionally uncertain narrator. They are at once surface-familiar and yet at odds with expectations. It is the narrator's sense of awareness and detail, and gutsy sense of humor that brings this story to life. His emotional vicissitudes steer the story away from the normal roma...more
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3.5 stars
I'm not sure how to rate this one. As a whole I enjoyed the book. It's quirky, fun and I just wanted to give Micheal hugs repeatedly. There were several things that niggled my mind but nothing too major. Sometimes I felt the story was all over the place, the ending was a bit quick and I got lost amongst all the friends occassionally. But The main characters are likeable and the story rings believable. (Side note:This is not written like your average gay romance novel, in fact the secon...more
I'm not sure how to rate this one. As a whole I enjoyed the book. It's quirky, fun and I just wanted to give Micheal hugs repeatedly. There were several things that niggled my mind but nothing too major. Sometimes I felt the story was all over the place, the ending was a bit quick and I got lost amongst all the friends occassionally. But The main characters are likeable and the story rings believable. (Side note:This is not written like your average gay romance novel, in fact the secon...more
Man*hattan: a fairy tale is a breath of fresh air – a thoroughly entertaining read. Philip Higgins writes in a style similar to that of Michael Thomas Ford, with a smattering of Bart Yates and a dash of Proust. Higgins takes the reader on a journey of discovery through a varying mix of human emotions with just the right amount of humor to make for a superb tale. His characters are colorful, yet believable and they jump to life right off the pages. Mr Higgins has a winner here! I look forward to...more
This story made me want to do an impression of Cher in Moonstruck and just slap Michael Dearborn and say "snap out of it"!
I spent most of the tale in that state, but I did enjoy Michaels dry humor, moments of insight (quickly overtaken by recklessness), and cadre of friends.
It's not a typical story, it's disjointed in parts, but it still kept me entertained. The story needs some polishing, but I'm definately curious to read this new authors upcoming works.
I spent most of the tale in that state, but I did enjoy Michaels dry humor, moments of insight (quickly overtaken by recklessness), and cadre of friends.
It's not a typical story, it's disjointed in parts, but it still kept me entertained. The story needs some polishing, but I'm definately curious to read this new authors upcoming works.
As I read this I couldn't help but think if Sex and the the City had a gay spin off... it would be this book. It has the smart clever banter of friends over brunch, the sexy but quirky bar scenes, and the tad over self articulating character that wants to find real love.
Aug 02, 2012
Dani Alexander
marked it as to-read
Reading this fall--maybe. Sounds New Yorky.
Kindle freebie 7/19/12
4.5 Entertaining, twisty fun. Would love to read more by this author.
Left off some of my shelves to avoid "spoilers".
Left off some of my shelves to avoid "spoilers".
Jul 30, 2012
Dreamer
marked it as to-read-less-than-50-ratings
Free today 19th July 2012 on Amazon.co.uk
I loved this book. It definitely kept me interested and made me laugh. I love Walter!
Apr 23, 2013
Shannon
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Natalie
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Philip Higgins is a licensed clinical social worker in Massachusetts. He lives there with his husband – whom he met, dated and, when he finally came to his senses, married in Manhattan – and their adorable son in a great big old house they never could have afforded in New York City.
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