Where The Boys Are
By: William J. Mann
From: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Pages: 442
UPC: 0758203276
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Where The Boys Are is the long-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed novel The Men From The Boys, which still continues to be a strong backlist title. Jeff and his on-again, off-again lover Lloyd Griffith are thirty-something professionals still grieving the death of their mentor, Javitz. Jeff bounces from party to party, forgetting his pain only when he's on the dance floor, immersed in a sea of beautiful boys with sculpted pecs and speed-bump abs. At his side is his protégé, best friend, sister, and not-so-secret admirer Henry Weiner, once a ninety-eight-pound weakling who has lately blossomed into a hunky muscle-boy escort.
As the lives of Jeff, Lloyd, and Henry intertwine, each confronts a different challenge. Henry's repressed feelings of love for Jeff propel him on a quest to discover his own identity amid the often-seedy world of sex for cash. Lloyd deals with the dark side of the "fag hag" experience when his Provincetown housemate, Eva, exhibits increasingly bizarre behavior. But the most intriguing mystery of all involves the beautiful stranger Jeff meets at yet another circuit party and invites to move in. Anthony Sabe is a young man seemingly without a past, whose bright-eyed ingenuousness at first charms everyone, but later arouses suspicions. When Jeff sets out to uncover the truth about Anthony, what he finds is progressively more disturbing, raising questions not only about Anthony but also about himself.
Over the course of a life-changing summer, Jeff, Lloyd, and Henry deal with the myriad issues confronting gay men today: sex, drugs, grief, AIDS, barebacking, body image, commitment, one-night stands, and the search for love. The first novel to be set on the gay party circuit, Where The Boys Are evokes a world with its own language, customs, traditions, and idiosyncracies, set to a backdrop of sex, drugs, and dance music.
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Review by Guy De Rosa on 08/08/2005 -
I loved this book! I was unaware at the time of purchase that this book was a sequel to "Men From The Boys." Anyway, I loved the characters, especially Jeff. The re-occuring theme of family among our gay community was extremely refreshing. I often feel the dilemma between spending holidays with my biological family over my gay family. Some of my most personal thoughts and experiences are with my gay family and it was nice to have that reaffirmed in this novel. Jeffs relationship with Lloyd was interesting as well. I have already purchased Mr. Manns prequel and his latest novel "All American Boy." I guarantee you that I am rapidly becoming one of this authors avid fans. In Pride, Guy De Rosa Los Angeles, California
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