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I've always read. While growing up, reading was a refuge when I found life too unpleasant or stressful. Consequently I've bought a lot of books over time as well.
Now that I'm no longer in the rich corporate phase of my life I've rediscovered the library. Dayton's library may be maligned by some but is still a great resource. One type of book I like to read is gay fiction and I was surprised to see a lot of it in the Dayton library's catalog. Plus you can even ask them to buy particular titles, and they will!
Below you can see the five most recent books either that I'm reading or that I've acquired. You can search my books, or you can see all my books. Also my classes page has links back to this page for the books for each class.
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ISBN: 0312280971
| 2004-10-17 | 0312280971 | File Under Dead | Zubro, Mark Richard | | | | Being so busy with school I haven't done much reading for pleasure, but today I sat down and read this book from start to finish. I've always liked murder mysteries -- Agatha Christie provided a lot of escape for me when I was a kid. Now, however, I can read mysteries featuring gay sleuths such as Tom Mason or Mark Manning. These combine one part gay romance (amateur detective has handsome lover as well as lots of money), one part gay activism (it's important to be out and to help gay kids come out) and one part murder mystery (gay male Jessica Fletcher finds bodies all over and figures out whodunnit before the reader loses interest). In File Under Dead Tom, who's an openly-gay teacher, has quite a busy spring break at the gay youth center he volunteers at. Jessica Fletcher had to wrap up her mysteries within an hour, and Tom Mason has to wrap this set of murders (yes, there's more than one) before he has to report back to school. He manages to do so in a way that will pleasantl distract you whether you're lounging poolside at a gay guesthouse in Key West or, if you can't manage that, if you're sitting at home on a cold October Sunday avoiding your homework. | |
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