Second Thoughts by Steve Berman
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- Pub. Date: August 2008
- 212pp
- Sales Rank: 713,019
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: August 2008
- Publisher: Lethe Press
- Format: Paperback, 212pp
- Sales Rank: 713,019
- ISBN-13: 9781590210284
- ISBN: 159021028X
Synopsis
In author Steve Berman's second collection of stories and essays, he once more guides readers through the dark paths of his imagination. In these tales of regret a scent of loneliness entices children to start eating away at a caretaker's historic house, a nursery rhyme tempts a young lover, and a meek accountant finds himself abandoning the mundane life he knew to chase after monsters.
Steve Berman has been a finalist for the Andre Norton (his novel Vintage), the Gaylactic Spectrum, the Golden Crown Literary, and the Lambda Literary Awards. He resides in southern New Jersey.
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Second Thoughts: More Queer and Weird Storiesby Anonymous
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September 28, 2008: 'Weird' is certainly the first word that comes to mind in describing this collection of thirteen of the author's extremely imaginative and diverse styled short stories, all with some sort of gay content. They range from futuristic tales (such as one set in a gay bar, frequented by gay men who are so obsessed with youth and trends that they resort to frequent plastic surgery to look just like the latest 'hot' younger guy they see or hear about), to a unique Victorian-era mystery featuring an 'Oliver!'-like waif. There are stories about a dead hustler's ghost accompanying his friend driving his remains to its final resting site, of a deadly troll on a mountain, of a lonely caretaker of an old house infested with furniture-eating children, and of the author's experimentation with heterosexuality while on trip to China with college classmates. Each story is followed by the author's explanatory epilogue, usually detailing where the idea came from (often experiences in his own life) and giving the reader additional perspective in reading the story, including several that were inspired by the author's unrequited love for a former straight roommate. This is the first work I have read by this uniquely-talented author, who is apparently known for these types of stories, and it likely won't be the last. Great escapist reads, more intriguing than scary. Give it a full five stars out of five.
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