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Meet Sebastian, a confused up-and-coming writer who is not entirely sure where he falls but knows he is looking not only for his big break but also, his big love. Join Sebastian as well as Jake, the starving actor who yearns for true love; Bently, a sultry career driven young man whose only commitment is to his job; and Natalie, a fashion designer who is just trying to keep these guys a float all while driving her own ship; as they navigate through life, love, and everything in-between.
- GenresLGBT
256 pages, Paperback
Published May 26, 2015
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Samuel Crone
2 books9 followers"I am a real ham. I love an audience. I work better with an audience. I am dead, in fact, without one." - Lucille Ball
Let's get tangled up in me, shall we.
So my name is Samuel Crone and I want to say thank you for visiting my site (and hopefully buying one of my books). I am currently an employed fast food worker. My favorite thing to do when not working though is sleep! I now understand why grown ups are cranky and want to sleep. I think in a word I guess you can say I’m "innovative". I would rather not go with the mundane. No matter what I go to college for I will always want to be a writer of some sort first and foremost. All I really want to do is show that it does get better and that people are not alone in what they feel. I also want to prove through my writing that members of the LGBTQ have stories to tell just like everyone else. We are more than bitchy best friends or sassy secretaries to Meryl Streep.
Let's get tangled up in me, shall we.
So my name is Samuel Crone and I want to say thank you for visiting my site (and hopefully buying one of my books). I am currently an employed fast food worker. My favorite thing to do when not working though is sleep! I now understand why grown ups are cranky and want to sleep. I think in a word I guess you can say I’m "innovative". I would rather not go with the mundane. No matter what I go to college for I will always want to be a writer of some sort first and foremost. All I really want to do is show that it does get better and that people are not alone in what they feel. I also want to prove through my writing that members of the LGBTQ have stories to tell just like everyone else. We are more than bitchy best friends or sassy secretaries to Meryl Streep.
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May 5, 2016
3.0 – Light Look at Group of Mostly Gay NAs Figuring Out Life.
This was a nice story about some glbtq friends and allies finding their way; yet I would have liked to have seen more depth, diversity and editing to make it an even better experience.
I easily got into Samuel Crone’s approach of having the story narrated in first person by Sam (the author? – it’s not clear, but I guessed it was him in some form). The story was a combination of him and his friends dealing with the day-to-day events in their lives as well as thoughtful observations about people and relationships. I enjoyed reading of the experiences of these 20-somethings, trying in their own styles to figure things out. They were mostly single or in limited relationships, some looking for love, partying, bar and bed hopping, as well as leading their professional lives. And Sam’s life observations were often times insightful and amusing.
The characters were mostly likeable and realistic in that they each had their own human quirks and failings. Yet at the same time, there was only limited diversity. To begin with, the characters seemed like basic stereotypes with only a little growth. Then there was not much especially in race, ethnicity and social economic status. Unfortunately, this may reflect reality in terms of what I’ve seen within not just some gay social circles. In fact, it’s natural to gravitate more to others who are like us; but with the recent focus on such issues (such as in entertainment and community incidents), it was disappointing to see this as a nice opportunity lost.
This may have led to what I thought was at times a biased and myopic view, seeing things in a limited way based on their social circle and not seeing other possibilities. Without more depth and diversity, I’m afraid by mid-book it started to be a bit repetitive with similar behaviors and happenings, just selected days in the life of. Maybe I felt it because the characters were also not sure where they were going, but thankfully it eventually got back on an interesting track.
What added to this was the poor editing. Usually that doesn’t bring my rating down, but this had two or more mistakes per page (ironically, there was diversity here in the types of errors). It slowed me down much more than my usual just go with it, causing me to reread and figure out too often what was being said, thus affecting the overall quality of my experience.
I don’t want to overweigh these issues too much, because on balance this was still a nice story about a likeable group of friends.
This was a nice story about some glbtq friends and allies finding their way; yet I would have liked to have seen more depth, diversity and editing to make it an even better experience.
I easily got into Samuel Crone’s approach of having the story narrated in first person by Sam (the author? – it’s not clear, but I guessed it was him in some form). The story was a combination of him and his friends dealing with the day-to-day events in their lives as well as thoughtful observations about people and relationships. I enjoyed reading of the experiences of these 20-somethings, trying in their own styles to figure things out. They were mostly single or in limited relationships, some looking for love, partying, bar and bed hopping, as well as leading their professional lives. And Sam’s life observations were often times insightful and amusing.
The characters were mostly likeable and realistic in that they each had their own human quirks and failings. Yet at the same time, there was only limited diversity. To begin with, the characters seemed like basic stereotypes with only a little growth. Then there was not much especially in race, ethnicity and social economic status. Unfortunately, this may reflect reality in terms of what I’ve seen within not just some gay social circles. In fact, it’s natural to gravitate more to others who are like us; but with the recent focus on such issues (such as in entertainment and community incidents), it was disappointing to see this as a nice opportunity lost.
This may have led to what I thought was at times a biased and myopic view, seeing things in a limited way based on their social circle and not seeing other possibilities. Without more depth and diversity, I’m afraid by mid-book it started to be a bit repetitive with similar behaviors and happenings, just selected days in the life of. Maybe I felt it because the characters were also not sure where they were going, but thankfully it eventually got back on an interesting track.
What added to this was the poor editing. Usually that doesn’t bring my rating down, but this had two or more mistakes per page (ironically, there was diversity here in the types of errors). It slowed me down much more than my usual just go with it, causing me to reread and figure out too often what was being said, thus affecting the overall quality of my experience.
I don’t want to overweigh these issues too much, because on balance this was still a nice story about a likeable group of friends.
May 25, 2016
I received this as a first read. I like the characters in this book. There is a diverse group here and they are all enjoyable to read. This is a fun quick read. A good read.
April 6, 2016
Out by Samuel Crone was a fun queer version of Sex In The City.
I loved the show, and while this was not as polished, it still reminded me of it. The book consisted of short chapters that were brief snippets, rather like diary entries, of philosophical musings about dating, relationships and life and people in general, mixed in with scenes and incidents of the MC (narrator) and his small group of friends. The musings were mostly interesting, funny, and clever; the other scenes were too, but not as much so.
Crone’s style was easy going and easy-to-read. The structure worked well where a number of the musings ended with a question employing a clever turn of phrase. For example, on money and love: “Is life what we make of it or what we make?” It was as if Crone started with the ending question first, then wrote the musing that nicely built up to the question. But the structure also lent to it being kind of choppy at times and jumping around a bit. And more care needed to be given to editing out some of the frequent miscues that were distracting.
Crone did a decent job with character development in fleshing out the basics, but he didn’t delve any deeper to explore the nuances. While I generally liked each of the friends, I wanted to see more variety in the people, their backgrounds, and their story arcs. As an actor and writer myself like some of the characters, I enjoyed this aspect but thought it stayed more on the surface. So this all partly led to the ending being just okay. Yet to give Crone credit, it was pretty much consistent with the characters’ stories and what I expected for each of them, leading me to at least appreciate that aspect
Overall, this ended up being an enjoyable, 3.5-star read.
[I'm excited to have won this as a Goodreads First Read – so thanks, Samuel!]
I loved the show, and while this was not as polished, it still reminded me of it. The book consisted of short chapters that were brief snippets, rather like diary entries, of philosophical musings about dating, relationships and life and people in general, mixed in with scenes and incidents of the MC (narrator) and his small group of friends. The musings were mostly interesting, funny, and clever; the other scenes were too, but not as much so.
Crone’s style was easy going and easy-to-read. The structure worked well where a number of the musings ended with a question employing a clever turn of phrase. For example, on money and love: “Is life what we make of it or what we make?” It was as if Crone started with the ending question first, then wrote the musing that nicely built up to the question. But the structure also lent to it being kind of choppy at times and jumping around a bit. And more care needed to be given to editing out some of the frequent miscues that were distracting.
Crone did a decent job with character development in fleshing out the basics, but he didn’t delve any deeper to explore the nuances. While I generally liked each of the friends, I wanted to see more variety in the people, their backgrounds, and their story arcs. As an actor and writer myself like some of the characters, I enjoyed this aspect but thought it stayed more on the surface. So this all partly led to the ending being just okay. Yet to give Crone credit, it was pretty much consistent with the characters’ stories and what I expected for each of them, leading me to at least appreciate that aspect
Overall, this ended up being an enjoyable, 3.5-star read.
[I'm excited to have won this as a Goodreads First Read – so thanks, Samuel!]
April 4, 2016
A well written story about a group of diverse people who are friends and figuring out life and how to be happy.Whether gay,straight,or bi, they are "out" there trying to find the someone or something they are looking for.They are straight forward about it ,not keeping it in the closet.They go along and experience life as if it all is natural and normal.They meet,live and speak about everything.The best set of friends,to be able to honestly do this and still respect each other.A book about survival is this day and age and a reminder that acceptance is out there,we just need to look harder to find it sometimes.
April 4, 2016
I received this book from a goodreads giveaway and I'm really glad that I did. I devoured 'Out' within a day, putting down the book only to go to the bathroom. I've never read a book so fast but I couldn't help it with this one, i truly enjoyed it. 'Out' is an absolutely fresh and original novel. Truly a five star worthy book. I loved all the characters and not a part of the book that I found lame. Well done Samuel, well done!
September 19, 2016
I won this book through GoodReads!
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