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elisa_rolle

The Inside Reader: Alex Beecroft

Nov 26, 2009 12:39

Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends - Silas Weir Mitchell

This week Inside Reader is Alex Beecroft. Enjoy her list!

I've been making up m/m stories in my head since I was 11. At that time-sometime around the period when Stonehenge was built-I believed I was the only person in the world who ( Read more... )

author: e.m. forster, author: mary renault, author: lee rowan, author: ruth sims, author: ann somerville, author: erastes, author: diana gabaldon, the inside reader, author: joey hill, author: charlie cochrane, author: fiona glass, author: alex beecroft, author: ginn hale

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charliecochrane November 26 2009, 11:48:13 UTC

Thanks, Alex, for sharing this list - ticked a lot of boxes with me, expecially The Persian Boy. And added some to my ever growing 'to read' list.

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charliecochrane November 26 2009, 17:08:37 UTC

You daft thing. *hugs you*

theshirelife November 26 2009, 19:47:41 UTC

Ah, Maurice! My first ever classic homosexual read. I still need to purchase it for myself. Have you seen the Merchant/Ivory film "Maurice"? It does the book great justice, and even has a better explanation for Clive's change. :-D

Ooh, Wicked Gentlemen! Another absolute favourite of mine! XD

You know, your posts (and the reviews of others) make me want to go in for reviewing, too. I have loads of books to share, too. :-)

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theshirelife November 27 2009, 00:10:27 UTC

You really should! It's amazing. Hugh Grant was clearly in his true glory days when he portrayed Clive in this film. This is where his power is, and I hate that he squanders it with silly romantic comedies after 1994. Eh well. There's also James Wilby's phenomenal performance as good old Maurice. :-) Rupert Graves also makes a fine Scudder ( ... )

elisa_rolle November 27 2009, 07:05:13 UTC

I have not many advice from a writer point of view since I'm not ;-) But from a reviewer point of view, I hosted some reviewer in the past, basically to review the Top 100 Gay Novels (the list you find in my tags), so if you want, I'm willing to give you a space to discuss your opinion with other people. And I believe that among my friends list there are many writers that will be willing to cover the other side, the writer side ;-) Elisa

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pearly_dreams November 27 2009, 00:49:27 UTC

Amazing reviews! Reading reviews like this always makes me want to go out and buy the books. Pity I don't have the money!

But I was rather delighted to see a Lord John book on here. ^^ I've got Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade sitting on my bookshelf, and keep meaning to hunt down the other books in that series.

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pearly_dreams November 28 2009, 16:37:57 UTC

Oh really? I haven't read it yet (obviously) so I wouldn't know. Although yes, I suppose Brotherhood was rather on the angsty side of things. Very dramatic and all. ^^