1/10/2010

Review of Queer Chronicles: The Flaming of Atlanta (Paperback)

This book was a great, fun read!Fast paced and as funny or funnier than Bridgett Jones (sorry Helen).

At the start of "The Flame" I was feeling kind of like "Oh blah, blah, blah another book about an angry, pushy, flamed out gay man. Another diary format too. ACK! Why did I buy this?" But I very quickly got hooked on Blocker's quips and Kenneth's almost daily adventures. So much so that I found myself saying... "What the heck was he doing the last (insert number of days here) days???!!? Doesn't he know I need that information???!!??" whenever there was a break in days.

What I liked best was how I felt about Kenneth by the end of the book. While I started out not too flattering ("angry, pushy, flamed out gay man") by the last page I could see Kenneth's growth and transition from one dimension into three. It's really nice that Blocker doesn't rest on the typical stereotypes. At least not for long!!!


Product Description
A great coffee table book. But I prefer to keep it on my nightstand.-Dr. John Moore, Atlanta, one of the most beautiful people in the world"From seeing Jesus in a picture of spaghetti to suffering through dates where he'd be better off blind, Kenneth's notes on the REAL underground Atlanta will make you laugh till your nose runs. THIS is the Real Thing."-Karrie Beebe, Attorney-Wife-Mother, Florida, honorary fag hag "I picked up this book and couldn't put it down."-Ian Rafael Titus, Library Manager, NYC, gay writer of speculative fiction"Enjoying Kenneth's life through the pages of his book. Now that's what I call safe sex."-Rochelle Burdine, Writer-Actress-Artist, Atlanta, trashy French girl"Smart and Sexy. Queer Chronicles bears one gay man's soul and other less spiritual 'body parts' in a highly interesting, creative, imaginative, and very real manner-sometimes a little too real for some readers."-Jerry Payne, Atlanta, Consultant, the "X".

About the Author
Webmaster/author of semi-biopic QueerChronicles.com, honored as ?A Site Worth Seeing? by Atlanta radio station 99X in its first two months of web presence. Winner Turner South Short Story Competition, published Whosoever.org, ?vented? in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and his poetry appeared in the AFA National Finals.

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