Hello from the UK

[Martin]

I'm a GoodReads newbie who has a catholic (small 'c') taste in books. But after a few 'straight' novels, I can't help craving or something with a gay bent, so-to-speak. Hopefully I'll have a few recommendations passed my way. Have a look at my taste in books and feel free to befriend me :)

[Martin]

The last part of my posting was missing... 'Feel free to befriend me' it should have said.

[Nancy]

Welcome, Paul! Check out our group bookshelf for lots of great titles.

http://www.goodreads.com/group/booksh...

We are currently reading The Story of the Night and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.

Feel free to join in the discussions at any time.

We are also accepting nominations for September, so if there's anything you'd like to read, please let us know!

[Bill, Moderator]

A belated welcome, Martin. I've got a thing for Brits, but've never had one, so to speak... What are your favorite Gay bent books?

[Martin]

Hi Kernos. Thanks for the welcome. According to the Goodreads 'compare books' section our tastes in books are 90% similar. You can check out my reviews and ratings to see if you agree. But I tend to go for anything intelligent and full of character. And the same for books ;)

[Roger]

Another belated Hello, due to being away! Of recent reads, I can recommend almost anything by Anthony McDonald, another Brit, but especially his Getting Orlando. I also greatly enjoyed (and laughed a lot over) Glitterland by Alexis Hall. On the American side the first of three "Harding" books (I have the sequels to read), Captain Hardin'g Six Day War by Elliott Mackle, though purchased in the UK you won't get the splendid pulp-fiction-style cover of the US version.

An then, in all humility, you might try one of mine, if you enjoy something with a historical bent. Roger Kean. Felixitations is a sort of short-story collection linked by a central but shifting character and leaps about in time from antiquity to the near future. Thunderbolt is set at the time of the Second Punic War, Carthage versus Rome. A Life Apart follows the fortunes of two youngsters in the Mahdist wars of 1884/5, and Gregory's Story is a follow-up set 14 years later. What's A Boy Supposed to Do is a contemporary novella about football.

Sorry for the plug :-)