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The Bronze and the Wine
Glen was determined to know about himself, to throw himself into the only kind of relationship that could tell him that truth... he would sample
THE BRONZE AND THE WINE
and then he'd be all right, one way or the other. Would he be able to return to Jerry? And what of the truth about her?
THE BRONZE AND THE WINE
and then he'd be all right, one way or the other. Would he be able to return to Jerry? And what of the truth about her?
158 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1966
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Victor J. Banis
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Victor Jerome Banis (May 25, 1937 – February 22, 2019) was an American author, often associated with the first wave of west coast gay writing. For his contributions he has been called "the godfather of modern popular gay fiction
Victor Jerome Banis (May 25, 1937 – February 22, 2019) was an American author, often associated with the first wave of west coast gay writing. For his contributions he has been called "the godfather of modern popular gay fiction
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May 12, 2015
I finished this a few days ago and already forget most of it, which isn't a good sign.
A teacher in his 30's separates from his wife because he is impotent and has never consummated the marriage. His member starts working again when he has an encounter with one of his students. This attraction haunts him for much of the rest of the book. He tries having a gay encounter with an adult he meets but that doesn't work either as apparently it doesn't have the "purity" of loving a hairless teenage boy. Eye roll.
The teenage boy has his own sexual secrets though, and that is another rather unrealistic plot development. The idea that a gay man in his 30's is just now waking up to his sexuality seemed unrealistic. Maybe he was just acknowledging it later in life but I can't believe he didn't have any ideas before hand.
The title refers to a Greek style of love that comes to fruition in the end. A quick, throwaway read.
A teacher in his 30's separates from his wife because he is impotent and has never consummated the marriage. His member starts working again when he has an encounter with one of his students. This attraction haunts him for much of the rest of the book. He tries having a gay encounter with an adult he meets but that doesn't work either as apparently it doesn't have the "purity" of loving a hairless teenage boy. Eye roll.
The teenage boy has his own sexual secrets though, and that is another rather unrealistic plot development. The idea that a gay man in his 30's is just now waking up to his sexuality seemed unrealistic. Maybe he was just acknowledging it later in life but I can't believe he didn't have any ideas before hand.
The title refers to a Greek style of love that comes to fruition in the end. A quick, throwaway read.
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