Alienated Affections: Being Gay in America [Paperback]

Seymour Kleinberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 1988

Essays on gay culture and conundrums.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Probes such issues as the "gay sensibility," gay men passing as straight, the new masculinity of gay men, S/M, bondage, sexual outlaws, and aging in the gay world. "...astonishingly affective..."-- The Village Voice.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (July 15, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312021585
• ISBN-13: 978-0312021580
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,239,046 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A vaulable historical document and a personal story, February 13, 2009

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Magyar (The Universe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alienated Affections: Being Gay in America (Paperback)

The book was written in the 1970s and describes the situation in the 1970s and the problems a gay man would face in coming out. I really don't think it was meant to be used as a guide for the gay man today. It has value both as a personal story and as an historical document of gay life in that period.

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this book!!, October 24, 2007

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John Caldwell (honolulu, hawaii) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Alienated Affections: Being Gay in America (Paperback)

As a guy who has recently "come out" and has been reading A LOT of books on the topic, I feel I'm in a good position to say this is the absolute worst book I've read!! The author is long-winded, the language seems dated, and frankly, the text didn't hold my interest past the first 10 pages. I threw it in the recycle bin before the second chapter. Hopefully, it will be recycled into something useful.