false 14 18 17 true 5702748 read 1 true 265921 currently-reading 0 true 265920 to-read 0 false 1327611 gave-up-on http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32777354 to: Landing (Hardcover) by Emma Donoghue
I had to read this for a book club (which now I actually will not be going to) and I really did not like it. I love lesbian fiction, but this book moved glacially slow. It was over 300 pages, and could easily have been edited to 200 or less. Basically it's a romance between a flight attendant and museum curator. Curator is bi and 25, flight attendant is les and 40-something. Both are from different cultures. Curator is Canadian, flight attendant is Indian/Irish. They are an appealing couple, but not much happens in this novel. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32776863 to: Hiding in Hip Hop: Confessions of a Down Low Brother in the Entertainment Industry (Hardcover) by Terrance Dean
This book has the wrong title. It's not really an expose of gay men in hip-hop. It's a memoir of Terrance Dean himself. He's lived a complicated life--came from a broken home, there was AIDS, drugs, a struggle to climb up the corporate ladder, too much casual sex and not enough love. Here and there Dean treats us to blind items of who might be gay in hip-hop. It's hard to guess who he's talking about half the time, though. Some are obvious guesses though. Not always well-written (there are several glaring typos, and just a lack of polish throughout), but still a fascinating glimpse into an underground culture. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32776590 to: Family Outing: What Happened When I Found Out My Mother Is Gay (Hardcover) by Troy Johnson
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This is an interesting book, about a guy who found out his mom was gay when he was an adolescent. He's very funny at times, and the book brings up issues about what it's like to grow up with a gay parent, issues those "touchy-feely" books never get into. But the book also drags and is a bit all over the place, focusing less, sometimes, on the mom, and more on Troy. Overall, a good read. Worth picking up. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32776235 to: The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts (Hardcover) by Thomas Farley Jr.
This was an amazing book, and much better than I expected. I was a huge fan of SNL in the time CF was on it, but not a huge fan of Chris Farley myself. His style of humor never appealed to me. Just personal taste I guess. I always thought he was kind of this dumb guy. But this book opened my eyes. Farley was a complex human being whose comedy covered up for a serious lack of self-esteem and addiction problems. The book is highly readable, as it is not told in narration, but in quotes from family, friends and co-workers. Tragic, heartbreaking, humorous. One of the best books of the year. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27869051 to: Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel (Hardcover) by Lauren Weisberger
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27868611 to: Certain Girls (Hardcover) by Jennifer Weiner
Really good book. Weiner gets better with each book and she is really at her peak at this point. Emotionally wrenching at times, but well worth the read. I liked this even better than Good in Bed, which has the same character. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/233._POETRY_ Ghym joined the ¡ POETRY ! group. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18739043 to: Sleazoid Express: A Mind-Twisting Tour Through the Grindhouse Cinema of Times Square (Paperback) by Bill Landis
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18738993 Hey, Dollface (Paperback) by Deborah Hautzig
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18350466 I Know This Much Is True (Paperback) by Wally Lamb
Just started it. ]]>