Bear Like Me [Paperback]

Jonathan Cohen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2003

Fired from his job at Phag magazine, Peter Mallory has to find a way to make a living - and get revenge! When his best friend suggests writing a book about the bear community - and using his new "bear" look to go undercover at Phag - Peter is soon letting his body hair grow and practising the fine art of flannel couture. When Peter's sabotage campaign works only too well, he starts to run the risk of discovery. With an envious fellow bear set to unmask Peter as a fraud, and a relationship with an intriguing bear on the line, things are about to get very hairy!

Editorial Reviews

Review

A fun novel, with a touch of erotic verse kept me on my toes the entire time! I could not put this book down, the writing style had me wanting to read more, to see what happens next. If you like a book that you can't put down and has you exhilirated in the joy of life (and Bears), then this is the book for you! Highly recommended! --INSIDE Bear Magazine

Bears will have a good time reading Bear Like Me; and non-bears will probably wish they were bears so that they could join in the fun. --International Gay & Lesbian Review

Bears will have a good time reading Bear Like Me; and non-bears will probably wish they were bears so that they could join in the fun. --International Gay & Lesbian Review --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Jonathon Cohen was born to non-bear parents thirty-five years ago. After a brief dalliance at the altars of Gillette and Nair, he realised who and what he was - a bear. Terminally shy and terminally single, Jonathon lives in the urban wilds of Vancouver, Canada with his feral cat, Shadow. This is his debut novel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Harrington Park Pr (February 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560234180
• ISBN-13: 978-1560234180
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,526,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bear to get through, May 10, 2004

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Charles Sutherland (Indy, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bear Like Me (Paperback)

Peter is not your typical gay man -- he has an upscale life with a fancy job working for a stylish magazine and everything is going his way, until the day he's fired, and in the always increasing competitive job market of gay culture, can't find a job. He has a friend Mac who convinces him to write about a subculture, one often overlooked but growing, and that is the bear culture.

Peter undergoes a transformation to being a bear, changing his clothes, his diet, his attitude and expectations along the way. This isn't simply a drag culture, but is one where the people live in a bearish fashion. Peter's partner Danny doesn't always quite know how to take this, and part of the tension of the story is the relationship with Peter and Danny. Another part is Peter's continuing struggle to come to terms with his past and his future.

Cohen writes in an interesting manner, and I was able to finish the novel in just a few days, because it was hard to put down. The characters were interesting, and the plot kept my attention.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Cross-over Hit?, October 13, 2003

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Bruin (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bear Like Me (Paperback)

I found this book so appealing, I lent it to a friend of mine who has had an extensive history with the Bear community in Chicago. He not only enjoyed it, he commented on how accurately it captures the "family atmosphere" he enjoyed among the Bears while living in Chicago. Since Mr.Cohen lays out the "ground rules" of the Bear lifestyle from an outsider's perspective, I lent it to a Strate friend of mine to see if she'd like it. While the book may have given her more details than she had bargained for (Not that the book is wall-to-wall with sex scenes), she did say she enjoyed the book. Who knows, with enough promotion, "Bear With Me" my become a cross-over hit with the general public! Spread the word, Bears!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Bear!, April 15, 2004

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Janrae Frank "Dark Fantasy Author" (Fitchburg, ma United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bear Like Me (Paperback)

My son and I adore this book, sharp, witty and hilarious by turns. I believe that it should appeal to a far wider audience than just the Bear community.