Candid and very well written

He is good and he knows it!! <br /><br />No, really John Barrowman has been there done that and got more than one T-Shirt in the bargain. He pops up now on the British TV talent contests so much it made me wonder why, or what makes him eligible to stand and judge the contestants? OK, we have all seen him on Torchwood and Dr. Who, and I appreciate he is talented - but how so....<br /><br />This Autobiography from a reasonably young chap is chock full of fasinating stories about his life from tales of infancy from his family (who are as nuts as he is) to his 'to this day' tales of acting and life for John Barrowman in the 21st Century. <br /><br />The footnotes that accompany nearly every page are witty and want you to carry on to find out more, as they sometimes tease with promises of enlightenment later in the book.<br /><br />There were no low points or boring bits to skip in this tale and I read it in 24 hours!! <br /><br />Oh!! and what qualifies him to be able to judge the contestants on talent shows? Look at the 'time-line' at the back of the book to find out. It blew my socks off.

Moving and profound

I found this book a most enthralling and moving read and my excitement and enjoyment increased as my reading progressed. What a joy to have this book to return to after a day at work. The theme of deeply thwarted, hidden desire in the hot summer of 1967 is beautifully handled and convincing. The ending is moving and profound. Overall, a very impressive novel quite unlike anything I have read before.

Gay American hunk, seducer and crime solver

The hot summer of 1925, and a twenty-two year old randy Bostonian hunk, Edward"Mitch" Mitchell, in England following postgraduate studies at Cambridge, has been invited to Drekeham Hall, Norfolk, home of Sir James Eagle, MP, for the weekend by his best friend and fellow student, Harry"Boy" Morgan, handsome muscular athlete and rowing blue. Boy is set to marry Belinda, the daughter of the house, but this minor inconvenience does not deter Mitch, the narrator, from his aim of seducing him by the end of the day. <br />While playing the game of Sardines, and incidentally during which Mitch begins his seduction of Boy, a dead body tumbles from a cupboard, and so begins a weekend of action, drama and amateur sleuthing. Immediatley a servant of the house is arrested for the murder, but Mitch suspects things are not quite so simple and sets out, with Boy's help, to find the real culprit. Mitch's attempts at detective work are hampered only by his sex drive, for he meets temptation at every turn. Apart from his ongoing seduction of Boy, Mitch also enjoys other diversionary assignations with among others Sir James' flamboyant and sinister brother, a handsome young policeman and an investigating journalist. He also encounters sadistic and corrupt policemen, a couple of naked male servants on horseback and cavorting in the long grass, an oversexed chauffeur, a voyeuristic butler, and a compliant young house boy, plus a few surprises.<br />Well written, with smooth flowing prose, this is a most enjoyable, if unlikely mystery; very funny and with plenty of twists and surprises in the plot. More vividly described sexual encounters than one could ever hope for in an average weekend, but then this is no average weekend.

Up All Night - Kitten - Stephanie Taylor - WoW!!!!

What can I say apart from WOW!!!

This collection of short stories leads the reader on an exhilarating journey through the most intimate desires, emotions and sexual experimentations of contemporary lesbian women.

One story in particular made this book well worth reading...

Kitten by new author Stephanie Taylor fuses pure energy and vibrancy in its narrative with unadulterated erotic drama that left me tingling all over. I am on tenterhooks waiting for the next publication by this exciting author which promises at the very least to be thrilling!!!!

A book to get your claws into

Patrick Gale is a master storyteller and The Cat Sanctuary a powerful and moving book shot through with humour and humility. Essentially it is the story of two sisters, Deborah and Julia separated for years by geography, personality and sexuality. Tragic circumstances throw them back together when Deborah's diplomat husband is accidentally assassinated and as the grief begins to subside skeletons start falling out of cupboards. In a cottage in Cornwall they and Joanna, Julia's lover, are forced to confront their pasts as well as the awkwardness of their present. This is a beautiful yet truthful study of the pain unwittingly inflicted by friends, lovers and family. This book is supremely well-observed. The backdrop of the Cornish countryside in all its moods is a metaphor for the stormy and capricious nature of relationships - you can almost taste the mist and it's a beautiful place to lose yourself for an hour or two.

As in his other novels there's a supporting cast of eccentric and bizarre characters all of whom are sympathetically and truthfully drawn. Patrick Gale has the ability to make the extraordinary seem usual and the usual extraordinary. His characters live on in the mind well after the final page is turned.

hot!

Definately worth a read, i found it very entertaining and stimulating to read!
It tells of different experiences from in the funeral(very surprising i thought) to phone sex to your normal bedroom on how women have satisfied their curiosity as lesbian virgins to fulfilling their fantasies.
Definately worth reading.

Happy, frivolous, peculiar, surprising - a must!

I'm really shocked to find there's no review of this book on Amazon. I read it when it first came out - and have read it many times since.

It's a delicious collision of the English middle class, magical realism, and within the many threads of the plot, delicious romance - both gay and straight.

Most novels - and if you browse through Amazon's gay & lesbian list, you begin to think all novels - begin by creating a coherent and believable world which is then torn apart and destroyed. In the Aerodynamics of Pork, the world starts incoherently, and as the story progresses, through some wonderfully impossible and magical twists and turns, threads draw together, and everyone's problems evaporate. It's an incredibly uplifting experience, very funny, and very gripping.

All the way through the book, Patrick Gale makes the most uncannily brilliant use of music. Central to the plot, as it roughly centres around a music festival in Cornwall, if you know the pieces he uses, you'll find them ringing round your head as you read. Quite amazing.

But more than anything, you come away feeling that pigs really might fly, that your own life could take a magical turn at any point, and you'll come out ten times more optimistic than when you started.

Read it!

Just Brilliant

I was drawn in from the first page, you can't help but fall for Ethan and Jamie. Cowboys, sex and so much more. A great read!

Synopsis

It's business as usual for crime boss Cain Casey, as she maneuvers to form an alliance with Ramon and Remington Jatibon and secure peace among the ruling families in New Orleans . Cain's new associate Remington Jatibon is a lot like Cain used to be-- a playgirl with a passion for bedding beautiful women and an even greater passion for expanding her father's empire, on both sides of the law. When Remi meets Dallas Montgomery, a budding actress working for the studio Ramon Jatibon has just acquired, she finds that there's more to Dallas than is included in her press pagers. <br /><br />Meanwhile, on the home front it's anything but normal as she and Emma hope to conceive their third child. Little do they know an old enemy is about to surface who wants revenge on Cain and what better way that to take what she values above all else--her wife. <br />

A good read

It's reputation as a Victorian lesbian bodice ripper having preceded it, I wasn't quite sure what to expect from Tipping the Velvet. I needn't have worried - it is an extremely well written book, which drew me into the story and kept me intrigued from the very start.<br /><br />The main topic of the story is lesbianism in the 1890s, and as such it is pretty graphic at many points. Therefore readers who are upset by homosexuality or descriptive sex scenes of any kind should avoid this book. However, it is very well written with a strong cast of interesting characters and plenty of twists and turns in the plot.<br /><br />I did feel that the story lost some of its momentum in parts 2 and 3, but it was still enjoyable and didn't drag. The ending worked well, and I was left feeling pleased I'd given the book a chance. I would recommend this to any reader over 16, as long as they aren't worried by the sex scenes.

too short

I thought this book was an excellent read after Hunters way, unfortunately, I agree with the other reviews, the plot was excellent. However, I thought there was scope for character development, and also it lacked logical sense at times too. I felt the read would have been better if there was more scene detail. I really enjoy the read, I have bought more books by Gerrir Hill.

If only it were a little more graphic

I read this book on one of those long, lonely nights. I recently split up with my long-term girlfriend, and wanted a bit of company, or simply something to take my mind off missing my Butch so much.
It started off well, but really didn't go into enough detail, and had none of the graphic content I had been be led to believe. In the end I had to cut my losses and rent a Misty Mundae from Blockbuster.
If you aren't that into lesbianism, and like your entertainment light, then this may well be the book for you. But if you are a little more hardcore, I advise you to steer clear.

Simply excellent

This book is simply amazing. The tension created between the two characters was done very, very well, their rapour seemed fantastic and I felt along with them. The dialogue was written convincingly and some situations reminded me heavily of one's i have experienced myself. This book made me think about things in my life for a while afterwards when very few books have had this effect on me. I wanted to pick it up and read it again, almost straight after putting it down. It is very much, worth a read. I place this book in a much higher regard than the best selling lesbian novel - curious wine. A must buy.