Best Gay Love Stories 2005 [Paperback]

Nick Street (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Best Gay Love Stories | Publication Date: January 1, 2005

Simon Sheppard(Kinkorama), Jay Quinn (Metes and Bounds), Lawrence Schimel (Boy Meets Boy), and Jim Gladstone (The Big Book of Misunderstanding) are just a few of the leading gay writers who present new stories of gay love and longing in this collection of passionately romantic original fiction.

Nick Street is a writer and editor living in Los Angeles.

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About the Author

Nick Street is a writer and editor living in Los Angeles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Alyson Books (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555838812
• ISBN-13: 978-1555838812
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,498,165 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A definite find!, August 5, 2005

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John Boyd "headdoc" (Waterloo, IA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Gay Love Stories 2005 (Paperback)

I read Best Gay Love Stories 2005 whenever I went into a restaurant alone for some coffee, a short meal, etc. The stories were just long enough that I could read one or two easily before the meal was over. And the stories were excellent as well. They ranged from young to not-so-young love, longterm and not-so-longterm relationships and everything in between. There were even a couple of stories about failed relationships.
The best thing about the stories is that they portrayed gay men having much more than sexual trysts with each other. A fairly recent French film title said it best: (It's,,,)Just a Question of Love. Perhaps societal attitudes toward homosexuality would be more positively affected if more people could see gay men as loving one another instead of just having sex. This book does just that. It's a definite find.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars sweet and tender tales for all..., April 23, 2006

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Suzako-Akemi "radarvictory" (WA, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Best Gay Love Stories 2005 (Paperback)

I will admit I bought this book because Scott Pomfret was one of the writers. I throughly enjoyed most of the tales but my favorite story was Passing by J.A. Deveaux. The sweet haunting tale is one I won't soon forget.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well written short stories, July 4, 2005

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sksouth (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Gay Love Stories 2005 (Paperback)

This collection starts with a bang, from bittersweet (J.A. Deveaux's "Passing") straight to harshly physical (Vincent Diamond's "Deep Trouble Undercover"). It also covers sweet, jaded, sappy, and silly. "Best Gay Love Stories" showcases the diversity within the genre. Tone, characters, and plot vary widely but it's all good writing and I read the whole book the first day I had it.