Go Down, Aaron

by Chris Davidson

DAVIDSON, Go Down, Aaron. San Diego, Ember Library Books / Greenleaf Classics, Inc., 1967. Novel / Gay S&M Erotica. Paperback Original (first edition). Ember Library Book # EL376. Paperback, 160 pp. Good Plus. Small corner chip on the cover's reverse (upper left-hand corner). Very moderate corner creases on the front cover. Barely visible damp stain near the center and a very faint trace of a smudge on the reverse. Moderate age-toning to pages, but the book is fully intact wth no unmarked pages. Lurid tale of gay S&M erotica set in war-torn, Nazi Germany. Not for the faint of heart! FOR CONSENTING ADULTS ONLY.

Genres: Pulp

Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

Reviews

[Moffedille · Rating 1 out of 5]

There is only one reason to read this hyped, illusive book: the (hopefully) only time someone has used the metaphor "hot missile of erect love". It has it's so-bad-it's-good moments, mostly through incredibly stupid young men, cartoonish nazis and awful new words for dicks, but the rest of the time it's a poorly written, thoughtless piece of pulp, starring literature's possibly most hapless hero. But what can you expect from gay nazi porn?

[E.T. Bowen · Rating 1 out of 5]

if only the Fuhrer could’ve read this… maybe he would’ve offed himself a lot sooner <3

[L.L. · Rating 1 out of 5]

Okładka jest bardzo zachęcająca. I to w sumie tyle, z całej książki najlepsza jest okładka :D
"Go down, Aaron" jest hmm... takim książkowym pornolem klasy B... Naprawdę aż trudno uwierzyć że można coś tak beznadziejnego napisać. Bo żeby mi coś w tematyce yaoi aż ciężko się czytało, no to trzeba się naprawdę postarać. Właściwie to nawet nie jest pornol, bo sceny seksu są również cienkie jak d*** węża :D
A więc główny bohater tej książki, Aaron, zostaje zgwałcony (najlepsza scena w tej książce, bo przynajmniej zachowuje jakąś odrobinkę realizmu), a potem trafia... do powiedzmy burdelu dla homoseksualnych nazistów (:D). To chyba starczy za cały komentarz. Ale napiszę jeszcze parę słów. Niby to tam ma być brutalne, a w rzeczywistości wszyscy się w Aaronie zakochują. I wszyscy są homo, a przynajmniej tak to w tej ekhm, książce, wygląda :D Treść jest po prostu żenująca. Aż żenująco mi się to nawet opisuje. Ja wprawdzie czytałem opinie o niej wcześniej i nie widziałem ani jednej dobrej :D ale i tak chciałem przeczytać, bo po prostu myślałem, że te opinie tyczą się trochę czegoś innego. Żeby chociaż scenki seksu były dobre... ale nie były. W dodatku język mam wrażenie... próbuje przebić formę ponad treść :/
Przyznać jedynie muszę, że zakończenie było całkiem dobre, tyle że nie pasujące do tej książki, po której z resztą zupełnie czegoś innego się spodziewałem. A może inaczej - jeśli przyjąć, że tytuł i okładka nie pasuje, to cała reszta jakośtam pasuje.
No to tyle, 1/5... no może 1,5/5 max ;)

[Max R · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had originally come across this book’s cover as a meme. I was prepared for a disaster with loads of sleazy erotica and the insensitivity you might expect from “N*zi porn”, and expected to entertain myself for perhaps a few pages and a good chuckle.

What I got instead was completely different.

Pleasantly surprised seems like an understatement for a gay pulp that had me glued to it; I literally read it cover to cover, and towards the end I caught myself smiling at the joy of true love and even wiping tears at the end. Do not let the cover fool you, this is a brutal story of survival, self-discovery, and love.

The smut is merely flavoring, and takes a backseat to the unfolding story of Aaron and the things he endures.

Yes, the writing could have been better.

Between an immense overuse of the characters names even in back-to-back sentences, odd division of chapters and paragraphs, time-skips that catch you off-guard -likely because of the latter-, and the types of mistakes that make you wonder if this was ever proof-read (seriously, how do you end up with repeating sentences, the wrong “your”, mixing up names, etc) it can be hard not to judge a book.
And the erotica is, well,... written quite curiously. Missiles, daggers, clingy sheaths, glue, and more await in these pages.

But behind those errors lies a gripping and tragic story; the kind that made me write my first ever review on here. Because damnit I love a good drama.

[jack · Rating 3 out of 5]

if you go into this book expecting a masterpiece you will be extremely disappointed. however, if you go into it expecting weird schlocky gay smut, you’ll find that and a surprisingly tender story at times. with a bit of polish i think it could have become something very special; unfortunately it does use the term “hot missile of love”, and the sex scenes are extremely bad. Also the ending kind of sucks- it was going for an epic tragedy but came out of nowhere and felt so out of place that it almost ends up being humorous. that said, with tempered expectations i can see this being a fun read for some- it certainly was entertaining, if nothing else.

[Alex Farland · Rating 2 out of 5]

Christian, baby boy, honey child. I get your want for cutesy tragic romance….just maybe don’t include nazis next time.

*There was not a next time because Davies soon disappeared after writing this*

[zenzeromante]

The cover promised nazi torture porn, but the torture part is marginal and that's what makes it even more disturbing, LMAO. I think the most charitable way to read this book is to take it as BDSM race play erotica gone off the rails, and considering this is a 1960s Greenleaf Classics production it definitely makes sense. Would not recommend, though...

[Elise R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

it'so cringe I even liked it

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

So bad it’s good, you have to love it for what it is. Put your morals aside for a second and just read it for the insanity it is.