Cold Hands

by Joseph Pintauro

Tato and Cello Manfredi, cousins, share a miserable childhood and a special love and, after years of separation, are caught up in a scathing scandal when Tato, now a policeman, arrests ex-priest Cello in a homosexual entrapment

Genres: Fiction, Gay

344 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Pbnray · Rating 4 out of 5]

a great dramatic read... about a boy struggling with coming to terms with his sexuality...wehther it be gay straight of bi! ha ha who knows... i dont even know if he does ha ha...

joseph pintauro writes beautifully and can paint pictures with his words... its a beautiful read... and a great book that will make you think about the character when the book is down... i HAD to know what was going to happen next.

[Ellen Sears · Rating 5 out of 5]

joe sugg fainting.jpg
oh the pain oh the pleasure
the main character's rationality and straightforwardness: love
the whole cousins thing: do not love
the urn! the identity crises! the birds!

some weird misogyny but i'm chalking it up to symbolizing toxic masculinity

[Tim · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wild, somewhat dated, ride.

[Wrengie · Rating 5 out of 5]

found this in the dumpster of the thrift store I used to work at. I'm very glad I found it bc it's insane and remarkably beautiful

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rare are the novels I can't put down, but this was one of them: Pintauro's prose is lyrical and the book is a page-turner. The love that dare not speak it's name between two star-crossed Latin cousins shares some of the melodramatic structure, and exotic characterizations of the pulpy Gordon Merrick novels of that era (Cold Hands was published in 1979); unlike the Merrick novels, Cold Hands is compulsively readable. It would make a helluva film--I couldn't help wondering if Pintauro has ever adapted it for the screen? Loved it.