Let's Shut Out the World
"Funnyandsad but never narcissistic…notices all the absurdities and anomalies that lurk in the transition from goth youth to middle-aged monogamy." --Jan Richman, SF Gate"With an amazing economy of prose [Bentley] captures the whole tawdry sweep of events from the ’70s to the present." --Robert Julian, Bay Area Reporter"…Compassion without sentimentality… A refreshing read from beginning to end, offering a satisfying picture of a gay life in progress." --Ian Young, Torso"…Demonstrates, without pretension, that the most honest, most telling, history is the most personal." --Richard Labonte, Books to Watch Out For