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Nov 05, 2010
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Paul Russell gives a literary bent to m/m romance, not only his prose, but his ability to leave judgements up to the reader and to avoid sentimentality. This tale interweaves the lives of 4 flawed characters, characters all nevertheless appealing. The novel can be read simply as a m/m romance and succeeds as such. I saw it more as a modern morality play without any correct answers—just like life (outside those of conservatives who need things to be just so, black and white, biblical). This story
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This book is incredibly well written. Russell tells a compelling story with an ending that is one part melancholy and two parts happy and redeeming.
I loved this book. I loved the characters and the situations and the complications. Being a teacher, I could identify with many of the situations. And it captured the atmosphere and characters that inhabit an academic institution. I highly recommend this entertaining and insightful novel.
I liked this even more than The Salt Point, which I thought was fantastic.
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