Men In The Sun [Paperback]

David Leddick (Editor), Ali (Photographer), Salvatore Baiano (Photographer), Andy Devine (Photographer), Dianora Niccolini (Photographer), Alexis Rodriguez-Duarte (Photographer), Patrick Sarfati (Photographer), Dick Sweet (Photographer), Quentin Crisp (Contributor), Jason Losser (Designer)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 12, 1999

This exciting collection gives a whole new meaning to "beach reading." Paired with some of the most exciting contemporary photographs of the male nude are reflections paying homage to the beauty, sensuality, and raw masculinity of men by celebrated writers including Quentin Crisp, Brad Gooch, Alan Helms, Mary Ellen Hannibal, Paul Roche, and David Leddick.

Hot off the beaches of Miami, the book features fresh photography from some well-known artists as well as exciting newcomers, including Ali, Salvatore Baiano, Andy Devine, and Dianora Niccolini.

Divided thematically into chapters like Men on the Beach, Men in the Surf, Men Cooling Off, and Men in the Shade, this celebration of men sans clothes al fresco is a treasure for those who like to look at some good, fresh flesh.

Product Details

• Paperback: 95 pages
• Publisher: Universe (June 12, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789302667
• ISBN-13: 978-0789302663
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,212,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Hopeless Mess, July 17, 2000

By 

"buddy_x" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Men In The Sun (Paperback)

This little gimmick of book, a small paperback, is totally unorganized, with phony section titles imposed on random photos, so that we have "Men in the Sun," "Men Cooling Off," "Men in the Water," etc. The actual photos in those different sections prove underwhelming vis-a-vis these grandiose designations. Whoever rushed to get this book out would have done better just to present the photos contiguously, but that would have denied the opportunity to use two filler pages per section. It took me about five minutes to flip through and get a sense of all of the photos in this little pamphlet of a book.

The "literary" selections are gratuitous, adding nothing to our appreciation of the photographs and usually having nothing to do with them. For example, the author has reprinted at length the opening vignette from Brad Gooch's novel Scary Kisses, which is kind of sexy on its own but whose only apparent criteria for inclusion in this volume are its homoeroticism and the coincidence that it takes place -in the sun! So, too, with the other literary paraphernalia. It's filler.

Worst of all, the photos themselves aren't even erotic or sexy. I know, this is a subjective observation, and I admit that a few of the individual photos are more nuanced, or provocative, or more sophisticated than others. But for the most part, the photos are artless and tacky, as when a jet of water is used to camouflage the buttocks of a presumably nude man darting out of a swimming pool. That kind of thing belongs on a postcard for Miami Beach. As for the men themselves, this little collection presents a broad range from pretty boy models to bald weight lifter types to African Americans and even a baby for good measure. The overall effect is of schizophrenia, not serendipity, and instead of finding something to celebrate in diversity, this book merely finds chaos.

You can do better with your money.

3 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SOME LIKE THEM, April 14, 2000

By 

SEBASTIANVS "libra64" (TOKYO Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Men In The Sun (Paperback)

Most of male photograph books nowadays are neither sensual nor aesthetical. But some pictures of this book are nice and erotic , especially p.73-77.Some like them. If I could select male nudes photos, I would afford better or maybe the best album.