Late in the Season
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Book Overview
The classic pre-AIDS novel about the end of the Fire Island season, Late in the Season was originally published in 1981 and is arguably one of the most important and telling novels about gay life after Stonewall. Late in September on Fire Island, a gay composer in his late thirties and an 18-year-old schoolgirl strike up an unlikely friendship.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0440047293
ISBN13:9780440047292
Release Date:January 1981
Publisher:Delacorte Press
Length:250 Pages
Weight:0.98 lbs.
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Really wonderful book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is a page turner. If you don't know what the book is about, you can just allow yourself to be swept away to Fire Island before the AIDS virus. And that statement may be just a bit too misleading. This is not a "gay" book. There certainly are gay characters, but it doesn't read like a gay book.Picano has the innate ability to create a world where the reader is able to become part of the action or at least the landscape. I really enjoy his writing style. It's not formal and yet it isn't as hackneyed as, say Stephen King. Picano's style is such that the message he intends to convey is never overpowered by the writing itself. Reading a Picano book is like settling down for a long conversation with a good friend.This is a book about indiscretions relating to a long term relationship, but with a female being the third party. Working on a now somewhat typical situation of: married couple, man cheats on wife with another man. This is two men as a couple with one of them cheating on the other with a woman.I think you'll enjoy the differences and the nuances that Picano brings to the table here.Take a chance on this book and see if this quick read isn't worth the time. I know I loved it.
Beautiful Story
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
As a gay man, have always wondered about my sexual identity. I have been with women, and an attractive woman does still make me turn my head. But in my heart and soul I know I am gay, and it is the love of a man that I desire. It leads me to believe that sexuality is not fluid or black & white. Thats is why I loved this book so much. The love the two men share, and the distraction of a young girl to one is so mesmerizing to me, that I completely understood the emotions the man was feeling. Its a beautiful story, and yes, somewhat of an easy read. But there is an underlying tehme of the choices we do make as gay men and how we perceive our desires, our hopes and dreams. The neding had me in tears, and it is one I hope to find in my life someday as well.
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