Selfish and Perverse

by Bob Smith

Hardcover, 2007

Status

Available

Call number

FICT-G Smit

Genres

General Fiction

Romance

Collection

Michael C. Weidemann LGBT Library at Gay City

Publication

Da Capo Press (2007), 304 pages

Description

Nelson Kunker is miserable. He is trapped in his job as the script supervisor on Aftertaste, a low-rated late-night sketch television show, he is single and he has severe writer's block and an unfinished novel. His life in LA has come to a complete standstill. That is until he meets Roy Briggs, a part-time salmon fisherman and archaeology student who he falls madly in love with. A riveting tale of love, hilarity and debauchery ensues.

User reviews

LibraryThing member JenneB

I loved the first line of this:

"Love at first sight makes perfect sense because we're all pressed for time."

And it was kind of fun for a while, but let me give some advice to all you aspiring novelists out there--unless you are Michael Chabon, do not write a novel about writing (or not writing) a

novel. I know, write what you know, right? But go learn about something else and write about that instead. I'm serious. Nobody cares.

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LibraryThing member starlight70

I really loved Remembrance by Bob Smith. So, it was normal for me to have a high expectation of Selfish and Perverse. Definitely a worthy book to own and to read. Some lines got me chuckled. This book got the slutty gay character, the lack of self-confidence, the determined, the romantic and

more.

The strange part was that it could be seen whom Nelson's perfect partner was. To drag Dylan to the end of the book was strange. In fact, the scene before Dylan's trouble was puzzling. It was clear cut that Nelson was already upset.. so, why the need to put Nelson in a situation where he would be submissive to Dylan's advances?

Would love to give this book a 5-star but the last plot turned me off. How dumb could Nelson be?

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