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Robert Rodi

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in Chicago, Illinois, The United States

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http://www.robertrodi.com/

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Gay & Lesbian, Humor, Literature & Fiction

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Robert was born in Chicago in the conformist 1950s, grew up in the insurrectionist 1960s, came of age in the hedonist 1970s, and went to work in the elitist 1980s. This roller-coaster ride has left him with a distinct aversion to isms of any kind; it also gave him an ear for hypocrisy, cant, and platitudes that allowed him, in the 1990s, to become a much-lauded social satirist.

After seven acclaimed novels set in the gay milieu, Robert grew restless for new challenges — which he found in activities as wide-ranging as publishing nonfiction, writing comic books, launching a literary-criticism blog, and taking to the stage (as a spoken-word performer, jazz singer, and rock-and-roll front man).

In 2011, excited by the rise of digital e-books, he ...more

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AMELIA WEBSTER: Chapter 4 of a forthcoming novel

Here is the fourth installment of Amelia Webster—which, like my previous novel, Edgar and Emma, is based on a three-page story written by the juvenile Jane Austen.

Such was the meekness of Sally Hervey’s demeanor that no one gave serious consideration to her committing any impropriety; for surely, quiet and as demure as she was, any tendency towards the illicit was beyond her.And yet Sally Herv Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.72 · 11,852 ratings · 1,305 reviews · 210 distinct works • Similar authors

	Loki by Robert Rodi (Goodreads Author), Esad Ribić (Artist) 3.96 avg rating — 1,880 ratings — published 2004 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fag Hag 3.52 avg rating — 519 ratings — published 1993 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bitch In a Bonnet: Reclaiming Jane Austen From the Stiffs, the Snobs, the Simps and the Saps, Volume 1 3.87 avg rating — 384 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Closet Case 3.86 avg rating — 360 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kept Boy 3.73 avg rating — 331 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drag Queen 3.78 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dogged Pursuit: My Year of Competing Dusty, the World's Least Likely Agility Dog 3.64 avg rating — 300 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rogue, Vol. 1: Going Rogue by Robert Rodi (Goodreads Author), Cliff Richards (Artist) 3.62 avg rating — 288 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seven Seasons in Siena: My Quixotic Quest for Acceptance Among Tuscany's Proudest People 3.45 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What They Did to Princess Paragon: A Novel 3.73 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 1995 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Robert Rodi

Loki (2004) (4 books)
by

Robert Rodi (Goodreads Author),

Esad Ribić (Illustrator)

3.89 avg rating — 3,280 ratings

Rogue (2004) (12 books)
by

Robert Rodi (Goodreads Author),

Rodolfo Migliari (Cover Art),

Norm Rapmund (Inker),

Cliff Richards (Penciller)

3.69 avg rating — 934 ratings

Thor: For Asgard (6 books)
by

Robert Rodi (Goodreads Author),

Simone Bianchi (Illustrator)

3.29 avg rating — 434 ratings

Astonishing Thor (5 books)
by

Robert Rodi (Goodreads Author),

Mike Choi (Illustrator)

3.26 avg rating — 427 ratings

Identity Disc (5 books)
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Robert Rodi (Goodreads Author),

John Higgins (Illustrator),

Tony Harris (Illustrator)

3.19 avg rating — 226 ratings

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“Over all the millennia, only you have ever loved me, Thor. Only you have ever looked at me with affection in place of condescension. Why, then, am I killing you, and not the others? Because you stopped.”
― Robert Rodi, Loki

tags: thor

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“To be fated to lose. To know destiny itself the architect of my torment. Can it be true? Is to be Loki to be without hope? And if so...to whom can a god appeal for mercy?”
― Robert Rodi, Loki

tags: character-development

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“Christ on a bike." -- Lola Sugarman”
― Robert Rodi, The Sugarman Bootlegs

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