Review: practically perfect
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 14, 2012
this is a wonderful story - very wry and funny, heartwarming and interspersed with literary and cultural references that only enhance the work and don't overwhelm the reader.  As Logan, the narrator of this tale, might say, Eric Arvin bumps words against each other in a perfect way.  Some artists use a Kabuki mask, others lay themselves open in their characters -- one wonders whether some of Logan's adventures and experiences in this story mirror those of the author - if so, Arvin is a fascinating as well as a literate person.  Logan also points out that genre labels are meaningless, or useless in providing any helpful guidance  - this tale is broadly classified as male or gay romance but that seems an unfair restriction - it's so much more than that, and the kind of erudite writing that deserves as wide an audience as possible -- one hopes that any labeling doesn't limit the readership when something this good comes along.