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Alec Baldwin Doesn't Love Me and Other Trials from My Queer Life

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I bought this book online despite the reviews of it being shallow and only somewhat funny. In reality it was hysterical... I rarely laugh out loud when reading books but this had me laughing all the time. I reccomend it to everyone.

This is a collection of short stories on the trials of being gay and the humor associated with it. Ford is amazing at bringing clarity to what gay people would love to say to their staright friends, family and..... on gay life...you know, the sister who has a son who LOVES show tunes at 10 and she just doesn't get it!

The "Marthaholic" (Martha Stewart addict) had me crying-I was laughing so hard and so did "I hate Shopping" where that author and a female friend almost kill each other trying to get a Fireman to notice one of them.

Good "Commute/Lunch time" reading.

This collection of essays made me smile, laugh, and think. Diverse topics range from the light (butching it up at Home Depot, competing with a straight girlfriend for the attention of a fireman) to the serious (putting kids with the "gay gene" on the short school bus, saving the heathen kids from hell). Ford's observations don't always lead to out-and-out belly laughs (although there are a handful of those), but they will inspire knowing grins and comfortable chuckles over and over again. Ford is a talented and polished writer whose prose seems easy, almost too easy, for the wise and thoughtful observations it contains. I especially liked his treatment of the difference between gay men and lesbians ("the girls are still waiting for the boys to catch up"), his look back at his odd Aunt Betty and her longtime "friend" Doreen, and his bust-a-gut funny romp through an online chatroom. Most appealing to gay men because so many of their experiences are similar, these essays will appeal to many others who can appreciate everyday experience written about with a gay sensibility.

Loved from cover-to-cover. Once again I was made to feel that I'm not the only one who thinks like that, does that, and has a thing for Olivia Newton-John! The further in the book I went, the more of a crush I developed on this guy. If I were to sit down now and start my own book of essays, it would be mirrored by the thoughts and experiences of this very talented humorous man. Such a quick read, laugh-out-loud, book to never lend out to others (cause they might keep it themselves! )! Thank you, can't wait to read more...

I picked up the book because Alec Baldwin doesn't love me, either. Now I've found a soul-mate in Michael Thomas Ford. The book touched me in so many ways. I found myself agreeing with most of his take on the world. Finally, I thought, a gay man who doesn't like showtunes and likes Shawn Colvin. The stories are very funny, but each is bittersweet which, to me, is the best kind of humor - more than slapstick, it makes you think.

Ford's description of his dinner with the nearly mummified Von Trapp family in Vermont is worth the price of the book alone. (No bounding Julie Andrews with guitar here.) I brought the book to work and read that chapter to everyone I knew. It always had them in stitches. One caveat though, for the die-hard gay literature fan, this is not the book for you if all you want is affirmation of being gay. In this respect the title is a bit misleading. But the humor is on the mark though, and as everyone else has said, hilarious to the max.

Believe it or not, I just discovered these wonderful books. It's eerie how many of MTF's feelings echo my own. I HATE Streisand, and getting my picture taken. Ford shows us that EVERYTHING in out life doesn't necessarily revolve around our lifestyle. It's superb the way he balances all aspects of his life into a coehsive blend.

This is a light read that made me laugh myself silly. Ford takes some of the elements of gay and lesbain living to absurd extremes without being bitchy or self-effacing. Some of his ideas are challenging and thought provoking, which is why it's one of the best "gay humour" books I've ever read.

I came across this book while visiting Washington, D.C. at Dupont Circle's "Books & Books". I wanted something to read for the boring flight back to Miami Beach. My boyfriend and I had a very nice experience sharing stories, reading to each other and laughing like idiots. I think his work helps us to look at our many problems objectively in a digestable way, he is rediscovering the plain gay life. Now I have to buy every book Michael Thomas Ford puts on the market and even reccomend them to our friends. Having recently moved to Boston, I hope I can attend a lecture by the Author.

Michael Thomas Ford doesn't always hit the mark with me, but when he does he's terrific. He writes with a wonderful sense for the language. I've even read some of his essays aloud to friends just because they make their best effect when heard...and we sat around laughing ourselves sick. A couple of the single essays are in themselves worth the price of the whole book. I recommend it.