Boys of Life
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.59 (773 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1627781722 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 308 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Russell ( The Salt Point ) has crafted a timely, involving tale that explores the outer limits of gay sexuality and the point at which art or artiness slides into exploitation." Publishers Weekly (1991)
"Kinda Cool Narrator; Kinda Crazy Artist; Fairly Good Story" according to Teejay. The protagonist Tony Blair - happily not the former British prime minister - has a tough story which Paul Russel tells pretty well. There are some elements in this story that seem a bit not-of-the-real-world, but the pain and angst suffered by Tony, both in and out of his prison time, come across as authentic. He is a likeable kid and his story - unrolled in jumps and starts until everything is exposed - holds our attention, for the most part.The other characters who inhabit this novel are also sharply drawn, if quite eccentric. The real enigma, though, is. I'm glad I read it Old goat 87108 This unfolds slowly to an unsurprising but powerful end. The sex is very explicit but is needed to propel the story and plot forward. The character development is interesting as are the characters. Details often took me by surprise. I'm glad I read it. Clearly would not be a good read for straight and narrow readers.. Boys of Llife Robert Shearer Stunning! A tour de force. What an amazing imagination he has to produce a tale of such compelling insight into human character. Beautifully and simply told, this was an awesome experience. Thank you.
Discover a compelling novel of innocence, betrayal, redemption and revenge in this re-publishing of Boys of Life. But when the films start becoming increasingly violent, and Carlos forces him to recruit runaway boys to also appear in the sadomasochistic films, Tony realizes he must escape Carlos' clutches before he winds up dead -- or worse.. Tony is a young country boy with big dreams who's utterly bored with the tedium of Kentucky life. So it's no wonder he's seduced by the smooth-talking Carlos Reichart, who convinces the young man to run away with him to New York and become his live-in lover and the star of a series of homoerotic films