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A Four-Sided Bed

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except maybe Jeanette Winterson's "Written on the Body." I felt deeply pulled in by this novel, which unfolds slowly and bathes you in an incredibly intoxicating, emotional mist. It is highly erotic and engrossing, and one of the only well written and overtly bisexual works of fiction. The only failure here is the ending which becomes a little too melodramatic and (I think) untrue to at least one of the characters. But the quality of language, plot, and character are very, very high. I took it in while I was recovering from a break-up and the relationships in Searle's book were enough to distract me. I consider it my rebound (without the consequences). Please read this book.

It took me a long time to get into this book. I found the writing to be stilted and unnatural rather than poetic and flowing. Other than Kin, I didn't feel much for any of the characters and found it hard to understand their motivations. The descriptions were very good but got to be too lengthy and ultimately obscured the action and made me want to skip paragraphs. The ending was a letdown and the characters seemed to just arrive there bewildered rather than having reached any sort of closure.

Erotic, lyrical and moving, A Four-Sided Bed draws the reader into the lives of Allie, JJ, Bird and Kin, sensitively exploring the myriad ways people can fulfill each other emotionally. A must read.

Elizabeth Searle writes a kind of poetic fiction that affects the reader deeply. This is also one of the best bisexual love stories I have ever read.

This is a great book. It really is written almost poetically and it brings you down with strong emotions and gets you deeply affected by the characters. I think everything from the storyline to the characters' developement throughout the novel was amazing. You get wide range of elements and emotions including humor, romance, and sexuality.