Men on Men 5: Best New Gay Fiction
This recent addition to the "Men on Men" series, now under new editorship, lives up to its subtitle with emphasis on "new." The book reads like overnight dispatches from a primarily young, gay America. It's exciting, too, in its variety. These stories, ranging in place from a Dairy Queen in Texas to a village in Ireland, are narrated by the love-lorn as well as hustlers and were written by a diverse group of men-most of whom share little more than a brief publishing history. If there is one idea that unifies these stories it is that of the lover, whether he's on the horizon, being courted, settling in, becoming dull, dying, or long dead. At times these stories may be gangly or a bit awkward, but that's a good part of their charm. For all fiction collections, especially all public libraries.Brian Kenney, Brooklyn P.L.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.