Opinion of the literary world
OK, i have a confession to make. I'm reading a gay book.
Or as the people in Foyles in London would want to me to say: I'm reading a GAY book.
With gay people in it.
Why do I feel like I'm writing this under the influence of the scene in The 40 Year old Virgin?
But seriously, this is probably my own weird neurosis expressing themselves but if you ever go to Foyles on Charing Cross Rd it is HUGE. And there are whole sections for every specific literary genre. There is a whole section on Poker. Not card games, Poker! Card games had its own section.
They group the LGBT section next to the religious section (insert comment here) so while I was seeing if their modern Judaism had anything on New York's I wandered down the gay isle instead.
And found a book by Lois Walden entitled 'One More Stop'. Her debut.
And reading it tonight I find it very explainative.
Which is a word. Now.
What I mean to say is I don't know if it post-modern urban American because that's the story or because it feels more that way due to its genre.
Also it does seem to have more leeway to its use of language, including profanity which (again) might be coincidental to the narrative but seem like because Walden is writing for a niche market - the book was promoted as lesbian fiction - she is entitled to a wider range of colours in her palette.
This is probably all BS. I'm enjoying the book, but I seem to relate to the protagonist more than I do with other fiction I read - though the majority of other fiction I have takes place either on spaceships or running from towering metal aliens, I'm on a Tripod kick right now - so i don't know if it appeals to my 'Gay girl' gene or if the honesty that comes from reading a book on a subject I can relate to makes the very reading of the book more personal?
hmmm.. not sure.
either way it's one of the first "gay books" i've read that haven't been erotic or cheap pulp (you know the type, only available in a darkened corner of Waterstones if they exist at all) and I feel broadened by this.
Or as the people in Foyles in London would want to me to say: I'm reading a GAY book.
With gay people in it.
Why do I feel like I'm writing this under the influence of the scene in The 40 Year old Virgin?
But seriously, this is probably my own weird neurosis expressing themselves but if you ever go to Foyles on Charing Cross Rd it is HUGE. And there are whole sections for every specific literary genre. There is a whole section on Poker. Not card games, Poker! Card games had its own section.
They group the LGBT section next to the religious section (insert comment here) so while I was seeing if their modern Judaism had anything on New York's I wandered down the gay isle instead.
And found a book by Lois Walden entitled 'One More Stop'. Her debut.
And reading it tonight I find it very explainative.
Which is a word. Now.
What I mean to say is I don't know if it post-modern urban American because that's the story or because it feels more that way due to its genre.
Also it does seem to have more leeway to its use of language, including profanity which (again) might be coincidental to the narrative but seem like because Walden is writing for a niche market - the book was promoted as lesbian fiction - she is entitled to a wider range of colours in her palette.
This is probably all BS. I'm enjoying the book, but I seem to relate to the protagonist more than I do with other fiction I read - though the majority of other fiction I have takes place either on spaceships or running from towering metal aliens, I'm on a Tripod kick right now - so i don't know if it appeals to my 'Gay girl' gene or if the honesty that comes from reading a book on a subject I can relate to makes the very reading of the book more personal?
hmmm.. not sure.
either way it's one of the first "gay books" i've read that haven't been erotic or cheap pulp (you know the type, only available in a darkened corner of Waterstones if they exist at all) and I feel broadened by this.