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Lethe Press (2009), Edition: Reissue, 280 pages
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Dragons terrorize a Virginia town, and one young man finds friendship--and love--in unlikely places in this near-future, post-apocalyptic romance from Lambda award finalist Day.
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LibraryThing member narwhaltortellini
EDIT: Well heck. I wouldn't have worked up this whole bitchy, long-winded thing if only I'd know there was actually a less-than-glowing-with-undying-praise review of this at YaoiSuki. Oh, well ^^
Sure, there's m/m lit out there, some quite full of awesome, but a gal's always got to love the way BL
So this is the famed not-as-frivolous-as-some-may-expect-it-to-be-coming-from-BL-publisher book of yore. And yes, the book seems to strive for ideas and plot deeper than what some would expect from something that I guess might be an offshoot of BL manga. It's trying to put more in there than a simple love story, perhaps for snobs like me who will say that a more complex story will ostensibly bring out some more psychological complexity in the characters and relationships, eventually resulting in it being a whole lot hawter when they finally start smutting.
And are these things there, and successfully enriching the story in being so? Why yes, yes I think they are, and as such it's been rather well praised. Even been suggested that it will not reach nearly the full audience that would appreciate it coming from a small publisher like Iris Print. Yes. Another yes, quite.
...But I more a babbler than reviewer be, especially sinceno one's actually going to read this. And what strikes me is I'm annoyed at all the good rep this book has. Cause slightly heavier themes does not a good book make. Or scratch that. Part of me loved the book for what it was trying to do. It was trying to give us the brand of m/m stories gals grew up on in yaoi, but give us some meatier, more complex stuff with it. And it's not such a bad book. I'm terribly glad that a book like that is praised rather than scorned for not getting to the smexing soon enough when being thrown out to this particular audience. ...But I'm annoyed no one had anything else to say.
The book has these bigger themes, namely how in bad situations people's judgement can be clouded and become more prejudice, and the goodness of knowledge and books. ...Uh, yes, so not exactly new ground. Is that a problem? Not at all. Ok, but it takes the very well-tread path and doesn't say anything particularly new about them either. Again, a problem? Heck no, I'm not looking for a mind-expanding experience here. But... I need SOMETHING. It dealt with the matters in such a shallow way. I don't think every book needs to give a deep, psychological look in to all the issues grazed by the plot, but this book dwelled on these subjects FAR too much to be giving such by-the-book, trifling little conversations and conclusions. The issues simply BEING THERE does not make the book any more complex or deep.
I had a similar problem with the characters. The author was trying, to be sure, and it was a better book for their efforts, but still. Personally I need a certain amount of psychological realism in characters and in the characters' relationships to find it at all compelling. A certain amount. I've liked some rather unrealistic, unoriginal characters to death in my time. But you need a certain amount to make them not feel like the author's puppet plaything. Didn't have that. Honestly, didn't have that by a LONG shot. They did have their puppet go through an good deal of self-reflection. But I saw the author's hand the whole time directing the thoughts along in the way it was necessary for them to go. And god, it's a pet peeve so maybe you should ignore me, but they sat there DOTING on each other from the page they met, I swear. Helloooo cool-tension-caused-by-characters-feeling-SOMETHING-for-each-other-besides-complete-adoration-and-trust? Are you there? ...No, I didn't think so T_T The most tension between the two lovers (besides the horror of them not being able to be togehter because of the sad little world they live in) is when they do something they are certain the other will NEVER FORGIVE THEM FOR BOOHOO and thusly decide not to associate with one another, when in fact of course every time the other understands completely and loves them all the more for it, and is going through such horrible pain at how the other is avoiding them. Again an often enough used device, but God, can't they put their own spin on it? Also, the main characters were absolutely perfect, good people in every way. How terribly beyond boring ^_^
And the plot? Besides the romance? Though it was mentioned often enough in the beginning, the whole dragon thing barely mattered through the first part, just a few points set down so it could be used in the latter half for our heroes to go through some hardship and come thorough more respected by the town. Fabulous.
Sure, the book takes on more than your usual BL manga, and I'm terribly glad, absolutely thrilled, that Iris Print and this author are recognizing there's an audience out there for this stuff among the Men's Love readers. There's plenty of other good books with guy/guy stuff, but I shall always love BL's pandering to me in my female-ness, and it's way to give us something aimed more at our tastes than a lot of 'gay literature' or erotica. But while this book takes a bigger bite for itself than most, it doesn't really bother to give it a good chew and get all the juice out. In the end it's still just nibbling on the surface, albeit on a heftier piece. ...And if you can't tell already, yes, I haven't had dinner yet.
And yeah, I admit I did a rather bad thing to this book by reading it immediately after a much more complex book with adorable man smex. ^_^ Anything's going to look shallow and dishonest after reading At Swim, Two Boys. But I swear I was EXPECTING different books. Whatever you're reading, there's something deeper and more intellectual and pretentious out there, just waiting for you to break your brain on it. Don't care. Even rated on it's own scale, I'm finding this book is still left wanting. ...Aah, I make it sound so much like I thought this was a horrible book, and I didn't, I really, really didn't. Heck, I'm sure I'll be checking back someday to see if this author has written anything else. I'd even be EXCITED if I heard that they'd improved since this one. It's just that another pet peeve of mine is completley undiscerning universal praise. ^^
So yes, really all this sums up to is that this book really did a bad thing for itself drawing my attention by acting all cool and deep and shit, and being very obviously aimed at someone with my tastes, so that I couldn't just write it off with a 'oh well, I can't judge since it obviously wasn't written for me.' And that I make far too critical, very bad yaoi-fangirl T_T
P.S. This is looking like more of a theme with only the beginning chunk, but if I have to hear one more time about how David's eyes brightened, stomach flipped, heart skipped, insides clenched, nether regions tensed, fucking gall bladder burst or WHAT HAVE YOU at the sight/touch of Callan, I'm going to cut that little twerp open and pull those damn organs out so that perfect love of his can use him for heat on those oh so cold winter nights.
Sure, there's m/m lit out there, some quite full of awesome, but a gal's always got to love the way BL
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manga panders specifically to what they're looking for ^^ So we have here a story of the BL-type, but in nice meaty novel form? Oh, that Iris Print. They sure know all the right things to say to make a young girl twitter.So this is the famed not-as-frivolous-as-some-may-expect-it-to-be-coming-from-BL-publisher book of yore. And yes, the book seems to strive for ideas and plot deeper than what some would expect from something that I guess might be an offshoot of BL manga. It's trying to put more in there than a simple love story, perhaps for snobs like me who will say that a more complex story will ostensibly bring out some more psychological complexity in the characters and relationships, eventually resulting in it being a whole lot hawter when they finally start smutting.
And are these things there, and successfully enriching the story in being so? Why yes, yes I think they are, and as such it's been rather well praised. Even been suggested that it will not reach nearly the full audience that would appreciate it coming from a small publisher like Iris Print. Yes. Another yes, quite.
...But I more a babbler than reviewer be, especially sinceno one's actually going to read this. And what strikes me is I'm annoyed at all the good rep this book has. Cause slightly heavier themes does not a good book make. Or scratch that. Part of me loved the book for what it was trying to do. It was trying to give us the brand of m/m stories gals grew up on in yaoi, but give us some meatier, more complex stuff with it. And it's not such a bad book. I'm terribly glad that a book like that is praised rather than scorned for not getting to the smexing soon enough when being thrown out to this particular audience. ...But I'm annoyed no one had anything else to say.
The book has these bigger themes, namely how in bad situations people's judgement can be clouded and become more prejudice, and the goodness of knowledge and books. ...Uh, yes, so not exactly new ground. Is that a problem? Not at all. Ok, but it takes the very well-tread path and doesn't say anything particularly new about them either. Again, a problem? Heck no, I'm not looking for a mind-expanding experience here. But... I need SOMETHING. It dealt with the matters in such a shallow way. I don't think every book needs to give a deep, psychological look in to all the issues grazed by the plot, but this book dwelled on these subjects FAR too much to be giving such by-the-book, trifling little conversations and conclusions. The issues simply BEING THERE does not make the book any more complex or deep.
I had a similar problem with the characters. The author was trying, to be sure, and it was a better book for their efforts, but still. Personally I need a certain amount of psychological realism in characters and in the characters' relationships to find it at all compelling. A certain amount. I've liked some rather unrealistic, unoriginal characters to death in my time. But you need a certain amount to make them not feel like the author's puppet plaything. Didn't have that. Honestly, didn't have that by a LONG shot. They did have their puppet go through an good deal of self-reflection. But I saw the author's hand the whole time directing the thoughts along in the way it was necessary for them to go. And god, it's a pet peeve so maybe you should ignore me, but they sat there DOTING on each other from the page they met, I swear. Helloooo cool-tension-caused-by-characters-feeling-SOMETHING-for-each-other-besides-complete-adoration-and-trust? Are you there? ...No, I didn't think so T_T The most tension between the two lovers (besides the horror of them not being able to be togehter because of the sad little world they live in) is when they do something they are certain the other will NEVER FORGIVE THEM FOR BOOHOO and thusly decide not to associate with one another, when in fact of course every time the other understands completely and loves them all the more for it, and is going through such horrible pain at how the other is avoiding them. Again an often enough used device, but God, can't they put their own spin on it? Also, the main characters were absolutely perfect, good people in every way. How terribly beyond boring ^_^
And the plot? Besides the romance? Though it was mentioned often enough in the beginning, the whole dragon thing barely mattered through the first part, just a few points set down so it could be used in the latter half for our heroes to go through some hardship and come thorough more respected by the town. Fabulous.
Sure, the book takes on more than your usual BL manga, and I'm terribly glad, absolutely thrilled, that Iris Print and this author are recognizing there's an audience out there for this stuff among the Men's Love readers. There's plenty of other good books with guy/guy stuff, but I shall always love BL's pandering to me in my female-ness, and it's way to give us something aimed more at our tastes than a lot of 'gay literature' or erotica. But while this book takes a bigger bite for itself than most, it doesn't really bother to give it a good chew and get all the juice out. In the end it's still just nibbling on the surface, albeit on a heftier piece. ...And if you can't tell already, yes, I haven't had dinner yet.
And yeah, I admit I did a rather bad thing to this book by reading it immediately after a much more complex book with adorable man smex. ^_^ Anything's going to look shallow and dishonest after reading At Swim, Two Boys. But I swear I was EXPECTING different books. Whatever you're reading, there's something deeper and more intellectual and pretentious out there, just waiting for you to break your brain on it. Don't care. Even rated on it's own scale, I'm finding this book is still left wanting. ...Aah, I make it sound so much like I thought this was a horrible book, and I didn't, I really, really didn't. Heck, I'm sure I'll be checking back someday to see if this author has written anything else. I'd even be EXCITED if I heard that they'd improved since this one. It's just that another pet peeve of mine is completley undiscerning universal praise. ^^
So yes, really all this sums up to is that this book really did a bad thing for itself drawing my attention by acting all cool and deep and shit, and being very obviously aimed at someone with my tastes, so that I couldn't just write it off with a 'oh well, I can't judge since it obviously wasn't written for me.' And that I make far too critical, very bad yaoi-fangirl T_T
P.S. This is looking like more of a theme with only the beginning chunk, but if I have to hear one more time about how David's eyes brightened, stomach flipped, heart skipped, insides clenched, nether regions tensed, fucking gall bladder burst or WHAT HAVE YOU at the sight/touch of Callan, I'm going to cut that little twerp open and pull those damn organs out so that perfect love of his can use him for heat on those oh so cold winter nights.
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LibraryThing member Zehavit_Lamasu
I am not quite sure what makes A STRONG AND SUDDEN THAW by R. W. Day so different. Which in itself points to the fact that it is so masterly woven I can't really analyse it poperly. It isn't something you can break down and disect but something that combines so many aspect into one whole as to make
The setting is intriguing. Set in a near enough future to make the world recognisable but suffering from some global environmental catastrophy that brought down a nuclear winter of a sort upon the entire world... in other words - It is cold! VERY cold. It is described through the eyes of the main character, a teenage boy, who was born into this reality and therefore cannot truely percieve the world being different. This perspective is so natural and convincing I ended up shivering in my own over-heated (to desert temperature) home.
Humanity survived somehow but taken a step back, communities are isolated, retreating back to more basic living conditions, no electricity, medicine not readily available and naturally - prejudice and suspicion is the only thing that sprouts new leaves in the harsh weather (which of course set the scene for a homosexual romance against all odds). The main character's grandma sits by the fire and dishes out faded memories of a world that was once warmer and wider. She talks about a world we, the readers, know yet it is a testimony to the writer's skill which makes it all sound like myth when delivered through those ancient lips. Throw in a few dragons and you have something that already titters between genres. And that is always something of a massive plus in any book.
The whole scenario is tinted with a growing mystery: No one seems to know why the snow came so suddenly. No one knows were the dragons came from. Are they real? Are they man made? And why do they get a sense that they are being driven out of their beloved land by higher authorities? Somewhere during the book someone even mentioned unintentionally the end of the world. Is it religious or some sort of government conspiracy? What is it about the sleepy frozen land our hero knows as home that makes it so important to poweful people?
No one questions it either. There is too much to deal with. Life is demanding as it is to start questioning the whys and hows of their existence. The subject isn't probed deeply , that is, until a newcomer bring new discoveries to the life of the protagonist and right on his heels - trouble rears its scaly head and forces the entire comunity to look beyond the stories of olden days and their implications of life at present.
It all starts when into this harsh corner of the world comes a young healer, quite educated and very much not accustomed to this isolated and hard life. The relationship between the young protagonist and the healer threads itself slowly though the layers of this story. Though opposition and superstition and feelings of extreme pejudice it blooms stubbornly. I think perhaps the lack of misplaced angst is the aspect that allowed me to tolerate this. The young protagonist comes through the hardship without moping too much, in truth, like someone who is already accustomed to conditions that aren't favourable. The story doesn't lack a good measure of angst and emotions, on the contrary. The protagonist is faced with much hardship to provide him with that, yet he has a streak of optimism that often puts him on the same level as his older lover. He is often stronger, very resourcefull and UTTERLY endearing. It is not often that I feel I can identify with a young character so I was pleasantly surprised to find myself admiring him.
This book isn't kind to its young heroes. They loose loved ones, fight extreme attitudes and get hurt, BADLY hurt. don't think that things are prettyfied for the sake of their youth. This book is convincing because it dares. Dares with character and plot and ideas.
The mstery developes and begins to unfold and reaches a crucial stage by the end of the book. When I finished reading it there was no hint from the publisher about a sequel but I am given to understand that one has already been written. I can't wait!
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it fluid, enthralling and facinating. I really think there is nothing like it - it is truely original.The setting is intriguing. Set in a near enough future to make the world recognisable but suffering from some global environmental catastrophy that brought down a nuclear winter of a sort upon the entire world... in other words - It is cold! VERY cold. It is described through the eyes of the main character, a teenage boy, who was born into this reality and therefore cannot truely percieve the world being different. This perspective is so natural and convincing I ended up shivering in my own over-heated (to desert temperature) home.
Humanity survived somehow but taken a step back, communities are isolated, retreating back to more basic living conditions, no electricity, medicine not readily available and naturally - prejudice and suspicion is the only thing that sprouts new leaves in the harsh weather (which of course set the scene for a homosexual romance against all odds). The main character's grandma sits by the fire and dishes out faded memories of a world that was once warmer and wider. She talks about a world we, the readers, know yet it is a testimony to the writer's skill which makes it all sound like myth when delivered through those ancient lips. Throw in a few dragons and you have something that already titters between genres. And that is always something of a massive plus in any book.
The whole scenario is tinted with a growing mystery: No one seems to know why the snow came so suddenly. No one knows were the dragons came from. Are they real? Are they man made? And why do they get a sense that they are being driven out of their beloved land by higher authorities? Somewhere during the book someone even mentioned unintentionally the end of the world. Is it religious or some sort of government conspiracy? What is it about the sleepy frozen land our hero knows as home that makes it so important to poweful people?
No one questions it either. There is too much to deal with. Life is demanding as it is to start questioning the whys and hows of their existence. The subject isn't probed deeply , that is, until a newcomer bring new discoveries to the life of the protagonist and right on his heels - trouble rears its scaly head and forces the entire comunity to look beyond the stories of olden days and their implications of life at present.
It all starts when into this harsh corner of the world comes a young healer, quite educated and very much not accustomed to this isolated and hard life. The relationship between the young protagonist and the healer threads itself slowly though the layers of this story. Though opposition and superstition and feelings of extreme pejudice it blooms stubbornly. I think perhaps the lack of misplaced angst is the aspect that allowed me to tolerate this. The young protagonist comes through the hardship without moping too much, in truth, like someone who is already accustomed to conditions that aren't favourable. The story doesn't lack a good measure of angst and emotions, on the contrary. The protagonist is faced with much hardship to provide him with that, yet he has a streak of optimism that often puts him on the same level as his older lover. He is often stronger, very resourcefull and UTTERLY endearing. It is not often that I feel I can identify with a young character so I was pleasantly surprised to find myself admiring him.
This book isn't kind to its young heroes. They loose loved ones, fight extreme attitudes and get hurt, BADLY hurt. don't think that things are prettyfied for the sake of their youth. This book is convincing because it dares. Dares with character and plot and ideas.
The mstery developes and begins to unfold and reaches a crucial stage by the end of the book. When I finished reading it there was no hint from the publisher about a sequel but I am given to understand that one has already been written. I can't wait!
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LibraryThing member devbasaa
While the story of David and Callan was lovely and enjoyable and while the writing itself was beautiful and had a wonderful flow (which is why it's gotten such good reviews regardless of the plot and setting flaws), this book could have been 100 x better with some good editing. It tried to be too
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much: post-apocalyptic-esque scenario with a pioneer setting (which didn't make any sense) and romance with fantasy and a conspiracy….of which nothing but the romance gets resolved. There were so many loose ends! I finished the book stunned that an author could end their book with so many unanswered questions. It was absurd. As another reviewer mentioned, if this book ever went back for a major rewrite to tighten up all the plot and setting problems, I'd be thrilled! Because, at its core, this is a very good book, with a very good writer…who just needs to enlist a very good editor. Show Less
LibraryThing member auntmarge64
This is a gentle gay romance presented as light post-apocalyptic fiction. While the story typical - love blooms, love struggles, love triumphs - there is the added element of a hard-fought existence in a new ice age, and the land is beautifully drawn. The action keeps the reader interested, and I
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think I'll remember some of the characters for quite a while, but the post-apocalyptic theme doesn't seem necessary (the story could have taken place just about anywhere and any time), and many of the elements of the post-apocalyptic storyline are never explored, which is what makes the genre so interesting. And the hyper-religious element ("the ice age is a punishment from God, let's blame it on anyone the Bible gives us leave to") gives way awfully easily to bring the story to a semi-happy ending. If only life were that easy. Show Less
LibraryThing member kougogo
Patently absurd gay romantic fantasy, set in a sort-of second Ice Age America. David is a country boy, and when he meets the older Callan, a worldly 'healer' he falls goopily in love with him. The world seems interesting, though Day fails to flesh it out - the story isn't about the world, it's
And what a romance in this novel! Never have I read so much anatomically goofy gay sex. It's like Day relied on porn she watched for reference. This colored the entire novel for me to be honest. And the fact that there was very little of the dragons I was promised on the back flap. A truly bad (but harmless and unambitious) novel.
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about the romance. Which is disappointing because the world really is pretty interesting - undertones of religious fanaticism, government conspiracy, and futuristic-primitive farming techniques are touched on glancingly and then glossed over for more interior monologue about how nice Callan's eyes are. And what a romance in this novel! Never have I read so much anatomically goofy gay sex. It's like Day relied on porn she watched for reference. This colored the entire novel for me to be honest. And the fact that there was very little of the dragons I was promised on the back flap. A truly bad (but harmless and unambitious) novel.
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LibraryThing member jshillingford
If this book is any indication of the quality we can expect from Iris Print, I'll be in line for everything they publish! Too often, post-apocalyptic stories tend to be depressing, or horribly unrealistic. An unexpected cooling of our planet is not only realistic, it is likely. And though the world
This is a coming of age story for David, who's feelings for the new town healer Callan are confusing and unsettling. His puritan-like town believes the new ice age is 'divine retribution' on 'immoral' behavior. So, when Callan is caught with another man, the horrible punishment he endures opens David's eyes to the reality of life. He now understands that justice is not guaranteed and love can not always sustain two people. Their love story is extremely well done and very believable. There is sex, but it isn't graphic or gratuitous. There is also a very rich plot concerning a government conspiracy and the town being harrassed by what appear to be dragons.
This story was poignant, with fully developed characters, both primary and secondary, an excellent storyline and a great love story. I look forward to more from R. Day.
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described is harsh (humans are struggling to regain technologies once taken for granted), there are good people that give a reader hope. This is a coming of age story for David, who's feelings for the new town healer Callan are confusing and unsettling. His puritan-like town believes the new ice age is 'divine retribution' on 'immoral' behavior. So, when Callan is caught with another man, the horrible punishment he endures opens David's eyes to the reality of life. He now understands that justice is not guaranteed and love can not always sustain two people. Their love story is extremely well done and very believable. There is sex, but it isn't graphic or gratuitous. There is also a very rich plot concerning a government conspiracy and the town being harrassed by what appear to be dragons.
This story was poignant, with fully developed characters, both primary and secondary, an excellent storyline and a great love story. I look forward to more from R. Day.
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LibraryThing member TW_Spencer
The best gay romance in a western setting since Brokeback Mountain. Oh, and it has dragons - big green scary. It is a touching love story with a very interesting scifi slant - I can't wait until the next installments.
LibraryThing member Jenson_AKA_DL
David has grown up only ever knowing the woods, the fields, tending farm and his grandmam's tales of the "Before". In the Before Virginia was a green and fertile place, now Virginia was one of the most habitable of the northern states, with long, bitter winters filled with ice and snow. Not to
This book has many interesting levels to it. There is the post-apocalyptic setting, a hint of governmental conspiracy, the prevalence of religion in the face of tragedy, marauding dragons, harsh discrimination against homosexuality, discussion of classic literature and forbidden romance. It wasn't what I expected. I enjoyed both David and Callan, although they did tend to get a bit mushy with each other. David certainly does do a lot of growing up in the story, from a very young 16 to a very adult 17 over the course of the story and the "coming of age" theme was well represented. If it weren't for a couple of the more detailed scenes (though the scenes are actually pretty tame and not at all at a romance novel level), I would say this would be a great young adult story. The book is told from David's first person point of view which is interesting but I would have been kind of curious to see some of the other view points. The story often times has a very melancholy feel to it, but it never drags down into moroseness. We are left with some un-answered questions at the end, although it is an ending that you can say is in keeping with David's singular point of view.
This is a very well done story in whatever context you want to look at it from, from science fiction/fantasy to romance, and is probably one of the most literary small press pieces for this genre that I've read.
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mention the dragons that, for some reason, the government refuses to acknowledge and therefore won't help the town exterminate. When David's younger sister falls ill he brings her to town seeking the healer. The person he finds is Callan, the new healer’s assistant and he's like no one David has ever met before. David and Callan become fast friends and David soon has to acknowledge, if only to himself and against law and the Bible, that he has fallen in love with Callan. This book has many interesting levels to it. There is the post-apocalyptic setting, a hint of governmental conspiracy, the prevalence of religion in the face of tragedy, marauding dragons, harsh discrimination against homosexuality, discussion of classic literature and forbidden romance. It wasn't what I expected. I enjoyed both David and Callan, although they did tend to get a bit mushy with each other. David certainly does do a lot of growing up in the story, from a very young 16 to a very adult 17 over the course of the story and the "coming of age" theme was well represented. If it weren't for a couple of the more detailed scenes (though the scenes are actually pretty tame and not at all at a romance novel level), I would say this would be a great young adult story. The book is told from David's first person point of view which is interesting but I would have been kind of curious to see some of the other view points. The story often times has a very melancholy feel to it, but it never drags down into moroseness. We are left with some un-answered questions at the end, although it is an ending that you can say is in keeping with David's singular point of view.
This is a very well done story in whatever context you want to look at it from, from science fiction/fantasy to romance, and is probably one of the most literary small press pieces for this genre that I've read.
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LibraryThing member LordJohnson
A sentimental love story that is predictable yet entertaining, but the mysteries of the freeze, dragons, or government conspiracy are never fully explained nor solved.
LibraryThing member starlight70
This easily becomes one of my personal top ten favorite gay themed novels, I am surprised on how much effort was put into developing the storyline that gave me the satisfaction of reading a well-planned and plotted novel. The willingness to terminate a sub-dominant character added the feeling of
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realism into the story. Amazing book. Show Less
LibraryThing member keyboardcouch
Another gay romance that manages to carry off having an actual plot without getting bogged down under the weight of same.
Awards
Lambda Literary Award (Nominee — Science Fiction/Fantasy — 2006)
Gaylactic Spectrum Award (Nominee — Novel — 2007)
Rainbow Award (Winner — 2009)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2006-10-16
ISBN
1590210638 / 9781590210635