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Poor Ethan Schwartz. It seems like he will never find that special someone. At age 42, he’s still alone, his bed still empty, and his 42-inch HDTV overworked. He’s tried the bars and other places where gay men are supposed to find one another, but for Ethan, it never works out. He wonders if it ever will. Should he get a cat?
But all of that is about to change. At work, Ethan hears about a website that promises to deliver more than just the tawdry hook-ups associated with so many other sites. Eth ...more
But all of that is about to change. At work, Ethan hears about a website that promises to deliver more than just the tawdry hook-ups associated with so many other sites. Eth ...more
The storyline includes a romance but I see it as being about Ethan navigating his life. His inner monologue is snarky, self-recriminating and flagellating, by turns, funny and, at moments, a bit dark. His loneliness is more than evident. Meeting Brian and muddling through to a real relationship is awkward and hard, but they make it. The second half of the book stunned me. Ethan's navigation of this new phase of his life is hard. You can feel his emotions so strongly. I was surprised to see 'Bubb
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Just a lot of fun, seriously.
Aaaaah, this type of romance are so rare. I love the "oh so not perfect" ordinary person who finds that special ordinary someone that completes them. I'm a little scared to read the sequel, but it was a nice change from all those perfect bodies and faces I read so much of. Beauty "is" in the eye of beholder. A 5 star read for me.
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Jul 28, 2013
Mtsnow13
marked it as to-read
