Sloan, Brian. Tale of two summers.SLOAN, Brian. Tale of two summers. Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. . 233p. c2006. 0-689-87439-1. $15.95. S This book is for gay teens or people who are fascinated with the mechanics of gay teen love. It has a manic writing style, in the form of a blog with lots of emoticons. In case you don't realize it's hilarious, plenty of LOLs guide you on your way. The tone is sarcastic, cynical, and crass. Whether that translates into hilarity is a matter of taste. The language is incessantly profane PROFANE. That which has not been consecrated. By a profane place is understood one which is neither sacred, nor sanctified, nor religious. Dig. 11, 7, 2, 4. Vide Things. , concerned with various body fluids, especially those having to do with sex. Again, sex, drugs, alcohol, and sex, and oh yes, sex, are givens of teenage life, a natural proclivity pro·cliv·i·ty n. pl. pro·cliv·i·ties A natural propensity or inclination; predisposition. See Synonyms at predilection. [Latin pr which any red-blooded hetero hetero prefix, Latin, different or homosexual male will apparently pursue without deviation. Any parents on the scene are annoying and constraining, and certainly not role models. Two boys--Chuck, a virgin and a supposedly straight budding musical theater star (making his gender identification somewhat equivocal EQUIVOCAL. What has a double sense. 2. In the construction of contracts, it is a general rule that when an expression may be taken in two senses, that shall be preferred which gives it effect. Vide Ambiguity; Construction; Interpretation; and Dig. but possibly suitable for a gay boy's "bestest" friend) and Hal, a recently outed gay guy in need of direction--are separated for the summer for the first time in ten years and keep in touch via the Internet. It's hard to believe any two boys would be that frank with each other and so willing to discuss feelings at length--or even analyze their feelings to that degree. The theme, not surprisingly, is to learn to respect yourself for who you are and to make your romantic choices on that basis. This may well appeal to boys if they are as sex-obsessed as this author believes. Myrna Marler, Assoc. Prof. of English, BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding , Provo, UT S--Recommended for senior high school students. |
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