M/M Romance: A Core Collection

[hapaxnym]

Some folks were kind enough to express an interest in seeing this after I finished it

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Christian m/m

[ext_261563]

I have Thinking Straight, by Robin Reardon. A book with interesting characters, but it annoyed me in some ways. Definitely Christian m/m, though much of the romance is in flashbacks. The bulk of the story takes place in an ex-gay programme, at which the young protagonist rebels (though he remains solidly Christian).

I also have The God Box, by Alex Sanchez. (I also have Getting It, which is a gay-themed book, but isn't really m/m romance, nor does it have any religious themes.) The God Box is set in small-town USA and is very much a study of what it means to be gay and Christian. This story feels a little less theologically driven than Thinking Straight. Alex Sanchez is more concerned about telling a good story than he is with theological discussion, and, unlike Robin Reardon, he allows his characters to experience doubt.

I also have a copy of Common Sons, which I haven't read yet, but which I believe also counts as Christian m/m.

TRiG.

Re: Christian m/m

[hapaxnym]

Oh, way cool. I shall have to check those out and see if they are suitable for adding to our collection. Thanks!

Christian m/m

[marysutherland]

I'm coming from a UK liberal Christian tradition, which is more accepting of gay marriage. I think what would be very interesting to write would be a 'two worlds' pairing in which a closeted/celibate Christian gay man falls in love with someone who's coming from a background of multiple casual encounters (I recently read Alan Hollinghurst's 'The Swimming Pool Library' where the hero is very much like that), and they have to try and work out between themselves what a committed sexual relationship might involve.

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