Rebel Yell: Stories by Contemporary Southern Gay Authors (Gay Men's Fiction)
Quinn, author of the memoir The Mentor, presents a superb collection of stories relating the Southern gay experience. While the stories are somewhat limited (all are from a rural, white, male perspective; most deal with the initial explorations of sexuality; and only a few could be considered to have a present-day setting), the authors do have something meaningful to share about growing up, falling in love, and accepting oneself. Quinn has done a nice job not only of gathering these fine stories but of choosing how one flows into the next. It's rare to find a collection that doesn't contain at least a few weak selections, and this one proves to be one of those exceptions. The book is recommended for several reasons. First, it is an excellent selection of stories. Second, voices from the South and from rural areas are absent in most gay literature collections. And third, these authors have something important to say. How often does that happen?DT.R. Salvadori, Margaret E. Heggan Free P.L., Hurffville, NJCopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.