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Michael & Me
When two men meet by chance outside a nightclub in Glasgow, their lives intertwine in ways unknowable to each other in this intense and erotic short tale of secrets and lies in the pursuit of love.
- GenresErotica
26 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 24, 2020
About the author
Harry F. Rey
30 books99 followersHarry F. Rey is an author of over a dozen fiction novels. He's a graduate of Penguin WriteNow 2020, a member of the TV Foundation's New Writers Collective 2024, and has been Pushcart-nominated for his short stories.
Harry's main works include the MM royal drama series The Line of Succession from Deep Desires Press, the queer sci-fi series The Galactic Captains from Nine Star Press, the WWII-era gay historical novel Why in Paris? from Encircle Publications and the historical romance Six Days in Jerusalem.
His debut young adult gay romance - Of Gods and Boys - from Deep Hearts YA recently topped the Amazon teen charts. His other works include the rom-com All the Lovers from Deep Desires and the forthcoming sci-fi thriller The Dorvethan Conspiracy from Rebel Satori Press.
Harry's work has also been featured in anthologies including Not Meant for Each Other from Lost Boys Press and Queer Life, Queer Love from Muswell Press.
Harry can often be found scouring second-hand bookshops for the lost classics of gay literature, which he blogs about on his website and social media.
Harry's main works include the MM royal drama series The Line of Succession from Deep Desires Press, the queer sci-fi series The Galactic Captains from Nine Star Press, the WWII-era gay historical novel Why in Paris? from Encircle Publications and the historical romance Six Days in Jerusalem.
His debut young adult gay romance - Of Gods and Boys - from Deep Hearts YA recently topped the Amazon teen charts. His other works include the rom-com All the Lovers from Deep Desires and the forthcoming sci-fi thriller The Dorvethan Conspiracy from Rebel Satori Press.
Harry's work has also been featured in anthologies including Not Meant for Each Other from Lost Boys Press and Queer Life, Queer Love from Muswell Press.
Harry can often be found scouring second-hand bookshops for the lost classics of gay literature, which he blogs about on his website and social media.
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September 21, 2023
My opinion of 2005 Michael and Patrick - Michael sucks as a person. Patrick has some growing up to do.
My opinion of 2020 Michael and Patrick - I'm pretty sure Michael still sucks as a person. Patrick seems to be doing awesome.
This short story was VERY short, so also hard to rate and review. Pretty much everything I learned about Michael and Patrick was gleaned from how they acted before, during, after and in relation to sex, so not a lot to go on. I did like the "what are the odds?" of it all, though in a small town maybe the odds were always going to be pretty high. 🤷♀️ I loved the way the story ended, but mostly because I didn't like Michael at all.
My opinion of 2020 Michael and Patrick - I'm pretty sure Michael still sucks as a person. Patrick seems to be doing awesome.
This short story was VERY short, so also hard to rate and review. Pretty much everything I learned about Michael and Patrick was gleaned from how they acted before, during, after and in relation to sex, so not a lot to go on. I did like the "what are the odds?" of it all, though in a small town maybe the odds were always going to be pretty high. 🤷♀️ I loved the way the story ended, but mostly because I didn't like Michael at all.
March 2, 2020
I enjoy Harry F. Rey as an author so I picked this up. Am I the target reading demographic? Not really. But I lived through the original AIDS epidemic to pandemic. I lost people. I'm glad to see people writing/talking about subjects that some still aren't kind about or are still misinformed about. It's a shame this story wasn't longer.
Having said the above, it's hard to rate this short novella. It's erotic. There is no denying the erotic content. But it's actually there for a reason. Mostly that's because Michael and Me contains raw social commentary about (time and - upgraded but still needed - education in relation to) HIV infection, treatment, and attitudes.
As of Feb 29th (2020) this novella is free on Amazon
Having said the above, it's hard to rate this short novella. It's erotic. There is no denying the erotic content. But it's actually there for a reason. Mostly that's because Michael and Me contains raw social commentary about (time and - upgraded but still needed - education in relation to) HIV infection, treatment, and attitudes.
As of Feb 29th (2020) this novella is free on Amazon
July 28, 2020
Michael & Me (2020) by Harry F. Rey is a wonderful short read.
The book follows the story of Patrick and Michael who meet in 1990 in Glasgow. The story is told from the POV of Patrick. They meet outside a night club where they are talking and smoking together. Both are attracted to each other and soon they are having passionate sex. The book is about a brief period in both their lives before they move on and go their separate ways.
I read this book in one sitting. It is really engrossing and interesting. The idea was realistic to life and what does happen. Even though I must admit that the romantic in me wanted them to end up together! I liked their chemistry but it wouldn’t have been realistic for that to happen.
I love how the story deals with a lot of important topics like HIV, the lack of inclusion of sex education in schools for LGBTQ+ people when they are growing up and sexual and romantic identities which are weaved very well into the plot.
For such a short read there is a lot packed in here which is really great writing. I found the writing very natural and conversational which is totally the kind of writing I like best. My favourite character was Michael. I liked Patrick too but he seemed to be invalidating Michael’s bisexuality a lot and sometimes his assuming got on my nerves. My only flaw with the book was that while most things are tied up neatly at the end, there was still questions I didn’t know the answers to but maybe that was because Patrick and Michael didn’t know each other well. Maybe it was meant to be left a little bit vague at the end in some aspects which of course would make perfect sense if that was the case.
I did find it interesting reading about the time period this story was written in. Probably because I was born in 1990 so the span of the story is my whole life. It was interesting to see a story jump from 1990 to 2020.
I really enjoyed the story. An excellent read.
The book follows the story of Patrick and Michael who meet in 1990 in Glasgow. The story is told from the POV of Patrick. They meet outside a night club where they are talking and smoking together. Both are attracted to each other and soon they are having passionate sex. The book is about a brief period in both their lives before they move on and go their separate ways.
I read this book in one sitting. It is really engrossing and interesting. The idea was realistic to life and what does happen. Even though I must admit that the romantic in me wanted them to end up together! I liked their chemistry but it wouldn’t have been realistic for that to happen.
I love how the story deals with a lot of important topics like HIV, the lack of inclusion of sex education in schools for LGBTQ+ people when they are growing up and sexual and romantic identities which are weaved very well into the plot.
For such a short read there is a lot packed in here which is really great writing. I found the writing very natural and conversational which is totally the kind of writing I like best. My favourite character was Michael. I liked Patrick too but he seemed to be invalidating Michael’s bisexuality a lot and sometimes his assuming got on my nerves. My only flaw with the book was that while most things are tied up neatly at the end, there was still questions I didn’t know the answers to but maybe that was because Patrick and Michael didn’t know each other well. Maybe it was meant to be left a little bit vague at the end in some aspects which of course would make perfect sense if that was the case.
I did find it interesting reading about the time period this story was written in. Probably because I was born in 1990 so the span of the story is my whole life. It was interesting to see a story jump from 1990 to 2020.
I really enjoyed the story. An excellent read.
May 3, 2020
3,5 stars, rounded down.
This book was written by a new-to-me author. And for a short story, it still covered a longer period, but also not feeling too rushed. The story wasn’t what I expected at all, especially the ending. But I liked the writing style a lot, so I’ll probably check out his other works.
This book was written by a new-to-me author. And for a short story, it still covered a longer period, but also not feeling too rushed. The story wasn’t what I expected at all, especially the ending. But I liked the writing style a lot, so I’ll probably check out his other works.
February 27, 2020
A brilliant, thought provoking short story with the literary bent that makes Rey's books so unique. This story will not be for everyone but it was certainly for me.
February 28, 2020
A story told in one point of view that I feel was handled well. I imagine this has happened and the author wrote it perfectly. A very quick read that I enjoyed.
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